Smith Dallas J, Hakim Avi J, Leung Gabriel M, Xu Wenbo, Schluter W William, Novak Ryan T, Marston Barbara, Hersh Bradley S
CDC COVID-19 Response International Task Force, Atlanta.
Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC.
China CDC Wkly. 2022 Apr 8;4(14):288-292. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2022.071.
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.
关于该主题已知的信息有哪些?:新冠疫苗是保护人群免受重症和死亡的重要工具。
本报告新增了哪些内容?:在香港60岁及以上人群中,49%的人接种了≥2剂新冠疫苗,且疫苗接种覆盖率随年龄增长而下降。在2022年1月至3月期间,香港报告的新冠相关死亡人数迅速上升。在这些死亡病例中,96%发生在60岁及以上人群中;在该年龄组内,与未接种疫苗的人相比,完全接种疫苗的人死亡风险低20倍。
对公共卫生实践有何启示?:识别和解决特定年龄组疫苗接种覆盖率差距的努力有助于预防新冠导致的高死亡率,尤其是在老年人中。