April 13, 2021

Age-Dependence of Healthcare Interventions for COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Vaccines and Immunity

Keywords (Tags): vaccinations

• More than half of people who died of COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada (3,475 of 6,728) had no record of hospitalization for treatment related to COVID-19 (up to February 2021). Hospitalizations were relatively uniform between ages 60-90 years, while deaths were more concentrated in ages 80 and above. Using a generalized linear model, the estimated probability of hospitalization given known infection was greatest among 80-81 year-olds at 28% and was below 5% among those aged <50 years. Estimated survival given hospitalization was estimated to be nearly 100% for those aged <40 years but declined with age down to 40% for those aged >100 years.

Papst et al. (Dec 12, 2021). Age-Dependence of Healthcare Interventions for COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10611-4