Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 19, 2021

Short‐term Impact of Nursing Home SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccinations on New Infections, Hospitalizations, and Deaths

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  • A study comparing SARS-CoV-2 infections and hospitalizations in nursing homes (n = 280) that had early vaccine clinics (between December 18, 2020, and January 2, 2021) and later vaccine clinics (between January 3 and January 18, 2021) found that one week following the clinics, nursing homes with earlier clinics had 2.5 fewer incident SARS‐CoV‐2 infections per 100 at‐risk residents than expected based on matched facilities with later clinics. Matched-pair analyses also indicated that over 5 weeks, earlier vaccinated facilities had 5.2 fewer infections per 100 at‐risk residents and 5 fewer hospitalizations and/or deaths per 100 infected residents.

Mor et al. (Apr 16, 2021). Short‐term Impact of Nursing Home SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccinations on New Infections, Hospitalizations, and Deaths. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17176