Comparative effectiveness of the BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines against Covid-19 in people over 50

Several vaccines have been approved for Covid-19 and effectiveness data could guide public health decisions on vaccine usage. Here, the authors compare effectiveness of BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines in people over 50 in the UK and find that BNT162b2 confers lower risk of infection and hospitalizatio...

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Main Authors: Junqing Xie, Shuo Feng, Xintong Li, Ester Gea-Mallorquí, Albert Prats-Uribe, Dani Prieto-Alhambra
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29159-x
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author Junqing Xie
Shuo Feng
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description Several vaccines have been approved for Covid-19 and effectiveness data could guide public health decisions on vaccine usage. Here, the authors compare effectiveness of BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines in people over 50 in the UK and find that BNT162b2 confers lower risk of infection and hospitalization.
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spelling doaj.art-6853b812a22047b78ecb446cc8f8630f2022-12-21T23:34:22ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-03-011311810.1038/s41467-022-29159-xComparative effectiveness of the BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines against Covid-19 in people over 50Junqing Xie0Shuo Feng1Xintong Li2Ester Gea-Mallorquí3Albert Prats-Uribe4Dani Prieto-Alhambra5Centre for Statistics in Medicine, NDORMS, University of OxfordOxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of OxfordCentre for Statistics in Medicine, NDORMS, University of OxfordNuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of OxfordCentre for Statistics in Medicine, NDORMS, University of OxfordCentre for Statistics in Medicine, NDORMS, University of OxfordSeveral vaccines have been approved for Covid-19 and effectiveness data could guide public health decisions on vaccine usage. Here, the authors compare effectiveness of BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines in people over 50 in the UK and find that BNT162b2 confers lower risk of infection and hospitalization.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29159-x
spellingShingle Junqing Xie
Shuo Feng
Xintong Li
Ester Gea-Mallorquí
Albert Prats-Uribe
Dani Prieto-Alhambra
Comparative effectiveness of the BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines against Covid-19 in people over 50
Nature Communications
title Comparative effectiveness of the BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines against Covid-19 in people over 50
title_full Comparative effectiveness of the BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines against Covid-19 in people over 50
title_fullStr Comparative effectiveness of the BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines against Covid-19 in people over 50
title_full_unstemmed Comparative effectiveness of the BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines against Covid-19 in people over 50
title_short Comparative effectiveness of the BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines against Covid-19 in people over 50
title_sort comparative effectiveness of the bnt162b2 and chadox1 vaccines against covid 19 in people over 50
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29159-x
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