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The risk of death for COVID-19 is not only rare among the vaccinated, but also among those most at risk: adults aged 65 years and older with comorbidities or immunosuppression.
That’s according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Investigators analyzed data from 465 facilities, examining the prevalence of severe COVID-19 outcomes, including respiratory failure, intensive care unit admission and death.
Among more than 1.2 million people who completed an initial vaccination series between December 2020 and October 2021, these outcomes were rare. Severe outcomes occurred in 189 of these patients, and 36 of those patients died, reported Sameer S. Kadri, M.D., of the National Institutes of Health, and colleagues.
