COVID-19 Mortality and Vaccine Coverage — Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, January 6, 2022–March 21, 2022

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• Personal Author:
  Rader, Benjamin ; Gertz, Autumn ; Iuliano, A. Danielle ; Gilmer, M Matthew ; Wronski, Laura ; Astley, Christina M. ; Sewalk, Kara ; Varrelman, Tanner J. ; Cohen, Jon ; Parikh, Rishika ; Reese, Heather E. ; Reed, Carrie ; Brownstein, John S.
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• Corporate Authors:
  Children's Hospital (Boston, Mass.) ; Boston University School of Public Health ; CDC COVID-19 Emergency Response Team ; General Dynamics Information Technology ; Momentive ; Broad Institute ; Harvard Medical School ; Goldbelt C6
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic?: COVID-19 vaccines are important tools to protect populations from severe disease and death. ; What is added by this report?: Among persons aged ≥60 years in Hong Kong, 49% had received ≥2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, and vaccination coverage declined with age. During January–March 2022, reported COVID-19–associated deaths rose rapidly in Hong Kong. Among these deaths, 96% occurred in persons aged ≥60 years; within this age group, the risk for death was 20 times lower among those who were fully vaccinated compared with those who were unvaccinated. ; What are the implications for public health practice?: Efforts to identify and address gaps in age-specific vaccination coverage can help prevent high Mortality from COVID-19, especially in older adults. ; Suggested citation for this article: Smith DJ, Hakim AJ, Leung GM, et al. COVID-19 Mortality and Vaccine Coverage — Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, January 6, 2022–March 21, 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 8 April 2022 ; mm7115e1.htm?s_cid=mm7115e1_w ; mm7115e1-H.pdf
• Subjects:
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • COVID-19/Mortality
  • COVID-19/Prevention & Control
  • Mortality
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Vaccination
  • Vaccination Coverage
• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2022; v. 71 Early Release
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China ; Hong Kong
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  71
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/116139/cdc_116139_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 343.88 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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