June 26, 2020

Influenza Vaccination and COVID19 Mortality in the USA

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

• [pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A county-level analysis found an inverse association between influenza vaccination rates among people age 65 or older and the COVID-19 mortality rate in the US (β values -3.29 to -5.65 depending on approach to adjustment). This effect persisted after adjustment for potential confounders related to demographic, clinical, and environmental characteristics, and was robust to several sensitivity analyses.   

Zanettini et al. (June 26, 2020). Influenza Vaccination and COVID19 Mortality in the USA. Pre-print downloaded June 26 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.24.20129817