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  • Estimated number of lives directly saved by COVID-19 vaccination programmes in the WHO European Region from December, 2020, to March, 2023: a retrospective surveillance study
    Publication . Meslé, Margaux M.I.; Brown, Jeremy; Mook, Piers; Katz, Mark A.; Hagan, José; Pastore, Roberta; Benka, Bernhard; Redlberger-Fritz, Monika; Bossuyt, Nathalie; Stouten, Veerle; Vernemmen, Catharina; Constantinou, Elisabet; Maly, Marek; Kynčl, Jan; Sanca, Ondrej; Krause, Tyra Grove; Vestergaard, Lasse Skafte; Leino, Tuija; Poukka, Eero; Gkolfinopoulou, Kassiani; Mellou, Kassiani; Tsintziloni, Maria; Molnár, Zsuzsanna; Aspelund, Gudrun; Thordardottir, Marianna; Domegan, Lisa; Kelly, Eva; O'Donell, Joan; Urdiales, Alberto-Mateo; Riccardo, Flavia; Sacco, Chiara; Bumšteinas, Viktoras; Liausediene, Rasa; Mossong, Joël; Vergison, Anne; Borg, Maria-Louise; Melillo, Tanya; Kocinski, Dragan; Pollozhani, Enkela; Meijerink, Hinta; Costa, Diana; Gomes, João Paulo; Leite, Pedro Pinto; Druc, Alina; Gutu, Veaceslav; Mita, Valentin; Lazar, Mihaela; Popescu, Rodica; Popovici, Odette; Musilová, Monika; Mrzel, Maja; Socan, Maja; Učakar, Veronika; Limia, Aurora; Mazagatos, Clara; Olmedo, Carmen; Dabrera, Gavin; Kall, Meaghan; Sinnathamby, Mary; McGowan, Graham; McMenamin, Jim; Morrison, Kirsty; Nitzan, Dorit; Widdowson, Marc-Alain; Smallwood, Catherine; Pebody, Richard; WHO European Respiratory Surveillance Network
    Background: By March, 2023, 54 countries, areas, and territories (hereafter CAT) in the WHO European Region had reported more than 2·2 million COVID-19-related deaths to the WHO Regional Office for Europe. Here, we estimated how many lives were directly saved by vaccinating adults in the WHO European Region from December, 2020, to March, 2023. Methods: In this retrospective surveillance study, we estimated the number of lives directly saved by age group, vaccine dose, and circulating variant-of-concern (VOC) period, regionally and nationally, using weekly data on COVID-19 mortality and infection, COVID-19 vaccination uptake, and SARS-CoV-2 virus characterisations by lineage downloaded from The European Surveillance System on June 11, 2023, as well as vaccine effectiveness data from the literature. We included data for six age groups (25-49 years, 50-59 years, ≥60 years, 60-69 years, 70-79 years, and ≥80 years). To be included in the analysis, CAT needed to have reported both COVID-19 vaccination and mortality data for at least one of the four older age groups. Only CAT that reported weekly data for both COVID-19 vaccination and mortality by age group for 90% of study weeks or more in the full study period were included. We calculated the percentage reduction in the number of expected and reported deaths. Findings: Between December, 2020, and March, 2023, in 34 of 54 CAT included in the analysis, COVID-19 vaccines reduced deaths by 59% overall (CAT range 17-82%), representing approximately 1·6 million lives saved (range 1·5-1·7 million) in those aged 25 years or older: 96% of lives saved were aged 60 years or older and 52% were aged 80 years or older; first boosters saved 51% of lives, and 60% were saved during the Omicron period. Interpretation: Over nearly 2·5 years, most lives saved by COVID-19 vaccination were in older adults by first booster dose and during the Omicron period, reinforcing the importance of up-to-date vaccination among the most at-risk individuals. Further modelling work should evaluate indirect effects of vaccination and public health and social measures.
    2024-08-07Research article Restricted access Show more
  • Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalisation in adults (≥ 20 years) during Alpha- and Delta-dominant circulation: I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS SARI VE networks, Europe, 2021
    Publication . Rose, Angela M.C.; Nicolay, Nathalie; Sandonis Martín, Virginia; Mazagatos, Clara; Petrović, Goranka; Niessen, F Annabel; Machado, Ausenda; Launay, Odile; Denayer, Sarah; Seyler, Lucie; Baruch, Joaquin; Burgui, Cristina; Loghin, Isabela I.; Domegan, Lisa; Vaikutytė, Roberta; Husa, Petr; Panagiotakopoulos, George; Aouali, Nassera; Dürrwald, Ralf; Howard, Jennifer; Pozo, Francisco; Sastre-Palou, Bartolomé; Nonković, Diana; Knol, Mirjam J.; Kislaya, Irina; Luong Nguyen, Liem binh; Bossuyt, Nathalie; Demuyser, Thomas; Džiugytė, Aušra; Martínez-Baz, Iván; Popescu, Corneliu; Duffy, Róisín; Kuliešė, Monika; Součková, Lenka; Michelaki, Stella; Simon, Marc; Reiche, Janine; Otero-Barrós, María Teresa; Lovrić Makarić, Zvjezdana; Bruijning-Verhagen, Patricia C.J.L.; Gómez, Verónica; Lesieur, Zineb; Barbezange, Cyril; Van Nedervelde, Els; Borg, Maria-Louise; Castilla, Jesús; Lazar, Mihaela; O’Donnell, Joan; Jonikaitė, Indrė; Demlová, Regina; Amerali, Marina; Wirtz, Gil; Tolksdorf, Kristin; Valenciano, Marta; Bacci, Sabrina; Kissling, Esther; I-MOVE-COVID-19 Hospital Study Team; VEBIS Hospital Study Team
    Introduction: Two large multicentre European hospital networks have estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) against COVID-19 since 2021. Aim: We aimed to measure VE against PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalised severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) patients ≥ 20 years, combining data from these networks during Alpha (March–June)- and Delta (June–December)-dominant periods, 2021. Methods: Forty-six participating hospitals across 14 countries follow a similar generic protocol using the test-negative case–control design. We defined complete primary series vaccination (PSV) as two doses of a two-dose or one of a single-dose vaccine ≥ 14 days before onset. Results: We included 1,087 cases (538 controls) and 1,669 cases (1,442 controls) in the Alpha- and Delta-dominant periods, respectively. During the Alpha period, VE against hospitalisation with SARS-CoV2 for complete Comirnaty PSV was 85% (95% CI: 69–92) overall and 75% (95% CI: 42–90) in those aged ≥ 80 years. During the Delta period, among SARI patients ≥ 20 years with symptom onset ≥ 150 days from last PSV dose, VE for complete Comirnaty PSV was 54% (95% CI: 18–74). Among those receiving Comirnaty PSV and mRNA booster (any product) ≥ 150 days after last PSV dose, VE was 91% (95% CI: 57–98). In time-since-vaccination analysis, complete all-product PSV VE was > 90% in those with their last dose < 90 days before onset; ≥ 70% in those 90–179 days before onset. Conclusions: Our results from this EU multi-country hospital setting showed that VE for complete PSV alone was higher in the Alpha- than the Delta-dominant period, and addition of a first booster dose during the latter period increased VE to over 90%.
    2023-11Journal article Open access Show more
  • Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalisation in adults (≥ 20 years) during Omicron-dominant circulation: I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS SARI VE networks, Europe, 2021 to 2022
    Publication . Rose, Angela M.C.; Nicolay, Nathalie; Sandonis Martín, Virginia; Mazagatos, Clara; Petrović, Goranka; Baruch, Joaquin; Denayer, Sarah; Seyler, Lucie; Domegan, Lisa; Launay, Odile; Machado, Ausenda; Burgui, Cristina; Vaikutyte, Roberta; Niessen, F Annabel; Loghin, Isabela I.; Husa, Petr; Aouali, Nassera; Panagiotakopoulos, George; Tolksdorf, Kristin; Horváth, Judit Krisztina; Howard, Jennifer; Pozo, Francisco; Gallardo, Virtudes; Nonković, Diana; Džiugytė, Aušra; Bossuyt, Nathalie; Demuyser, Thomas; Duffy, Róisín; Luong Nguyen, Liem binh; Kislaya, Irina; Martínez-Baz, Iván; Gefenaite, Giedre; Knol, Mirjam J.; Popescu, Corneliu; Součková, Lenka; Simon, Marc; Michelaki, Stella; Reiche, Janine; Ferenczi, Annamária; Delgado-Sanz, Concepción; Lovrić Makarić, Zvjezdana; Cauchi, John Paul; Barbezange, Cyril; Van Nedervelde, Els; O’Donnell, Joan; Durier, Christine; Guiomar, Raquel; Castilla, Jesús; Jonikaite, Indrė; Bruijning-Verhagen, Patricia C.J.L.; Lazar, Mihaela; Demlová, Regina; Wirtz, Gil; Amerali, Marina; Dürrwald, Ralf; Kunstár, Mihály Pál; Kissling, Esther; Bacci, Sabrina; Valenciano, Marta; I-MOVE-COVID-19 hospital study team; VEBIS hospital study team; Members of the I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS hospital study teams (in addition to authors above)
    Introduction: The I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS hospital networks have been measuring COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) in participating European countries since early 2021. Aim: We aimed to measure VE against PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in patients ≥ 20 years hospitalised with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) from December 2021 to July 2022 (Omicron-dominant period). Methods: In both networks, 46 hospitals (13 countries) follow a similar test-negative case-control protocol. We defined complete primary series vaccination (PSV) and first booster dose vaccination as last dose of either vaccine received ≥ 14 days before symptom onset (stratifying first booster into received < 150 and ≥ 150 days after last PSV dose). We measured VE overall, by vaccine category/product, age group and time since first mRNA booster dose, adjusting by site as a fixed effect, and by swab date, age, sex, and presence/absence of at least one commonly collected chronic condition. Results: We included 2,779 cases and 2,362 controls. The VE of all vaccine products combined against hospitalisation for laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 was 43% (95% CI: 29-54) for complete PSV (with last dose received ≥ 150 days before onset), while it was 59% (95% CI: 51-66) after addition of one booster dose. The VE was 85% (95% CI: 78-89), 70% (95% CI: 61-77) and 36% (95% CI: 17-51) for those with onset 14-59 days, 60-119 days and 120-179 days after booster vaccination, respectively. Conclusions: Our results suggest that, during the Omicron period, observed VE against SARI hospitalisation improved with first mRNA booster dose, particularly for those having symptom onset < 120 days after first booster dose.
    2023-11Journal article Open access Show more
  • Vaccine effectiveness against influenza hospitalisation in adults during the 2022/2023 mixed season of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B circulation, Europe: VEBIS SARI VE hospital network
    Publication . Rose, Angela M. C.; Pozo, Francisco; Martínez‐Baz, Iván; Mazagatos, Clara; Bossuyt, Nathalie; Cauchi, John Paul; Petrović, Goranka; Loghin, Isabela I.; Vaikutyte, Roberta; Buda, Silke; Machado, Ausenda; Duffy, Róisín; Oroszi, Beatrix; Howard, Jennifer; Echeverria, Aitziber; Andreu, Cristina; Barbezange, Cyril; Džiugytė, Aušra; Nonković, Diana; Popescu, Corneliu‐Petru; Majauskaite, Fausta; Tolksdorf, Kristin; Gómez, Verónica; Domegan, Lisa; Horváth, Judit Krisztina; Castilla, Jesús; García, Miriam; Demuyser, Thomas; Borg, Maria‐Louise; Tabain, Irena; Lazar, Mihaela; Kubiliute, Ieva; Dürrwald, Ralf; Guiomar, Raquel; O'Donnell, Joan; Kristóf, Katalin; Nicolay, Nathalie; Bacci, Sabrina; Kissling, Esther; VEBIS SARI VE network team; Belgium SARI Surveillance Network (BelsariNet)
    We conducted a multicentre hospital-based test-negative case–control study to measure vaccine effectiveness (VE) against PCR-confirmed influenza in adult patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) during the 2022/2023 influenza season in Europe. Among 5547 SARI patients ≥18 years, 2963 (53%) were vaccinated against influenza. Overall VE against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 was 11% (95% CI: −23–36); 20% (95% CI: −4–39) against A(H3N2) and 56% (95% CI: 22–75) against B. During the 2022/2023 season, while VE against hospitalisation with influenza B was >55%, it was ≤20% for influenza A subtypes. While influenza vaccination should be a priority for future seasons, improved vaccines against influenza are needed.
    2024-02-25Journal article Open access Show more