Ruth Link-Gelles, Elizabeth A K Rowley, Malini B DeSilva, Kristin Dascomb, Stephanie A Irving, Nicola P Klein, Shaun J Grannis, Toan C Ong, Zachary A Weber, Katherine E Fleming-Dutra, Charlene E McEvoy, Omobosola Akinsete, Daniel Bride, Tamara Sheffield, Allison L Naleway, Ousseny Zerbo, Bruce Fireman, John Hansen, Kristin Goddard, Brian E Dixon, Colin Rogerson, William F Fadel, Thomas Duszynski, Suchitra Rao, Michelle A Barron, Sarah E Reese, Sarah W Ball, Margaret M Dunne, Karthik Natarajan, Erica Okwuazi, Ami B Shah, Ryan Wiegand, Mark W Tenforde, Amanda B Payne
In September 2023, CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended updated 2023-2024 (monovalent XBB.1.5) COVID-19 vaccination for all persons aged ≥6 months to prevent COVID-19, including severe disease. As with past COVID-19 vaccines, additional doses may be considered for persons with immunocompromising conditions, who are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 and might have decreased response to vaccination. In this analysis, vaccine effectiveness (VE) of an updated COVID-19 vaccine dose against COVID-19-associated hospitalization was evaluated during September 2023-February 2024 using data from the VISION VE network...
March 28, 2024: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report