O Baydar Toprak, T Akpolat, O Uzun, P Pınar Deniz, N Kokturk, A Varol, E Guzel, M Ercelik, O Gultekin, R Guner, S Turan, Ş Gökbulut Bektaş, N Coskun, N Bakan, M Nuri Yakar, O Eren Kutsoylu, B Ergan, S Argun Barış, I Başyiğit, H Boyacı, F Çetinkaya, H Çolak, N Aykac, B Baran Ketencioğlu, Z Türe Yüce, S Akkaya Isık, E Serap Yılmaz, S Karaoğlanoğlu, S Berik Safci, G Ozkan, N Kose, D Kizilirmak, Y Havlucu, S Nural, F Kerget, Ö Sunal, A Yuksel, Z Bestepe Dursun, F Deveci, M Kuluozturk, O Ataoglu, M Dursun, S Keskin, M Emin Sezgin, E N Aktepe Sezgin, F Eser, L Akyildiz, M Selim Almaz, B Kayaaslan, I Hasanoğlu, M Bayrak, A Gümüş, G Sağcan, C Cuhadaroglu, H Kucuk, T Onyilmaz, B Mete, O Kilinc, B Oya Itil
OBJECTIVE: As the pandemic continues, different vaccine protocols have been implemented to maintain the protection of vaccines and to provide protection against new variants. The aim of this study was to assess hospitalized patients' vaccination status and document the efficacy of boosters. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The patients that were hospitalized due to COVID-19 were enrolled from 28 hospitals in Turkey for five months from September 2021. 5,331 confirmed COVID-19 patients from collaborating centers were randomly enrolled to understand/estimate the distribution of vaccination status in hospitalized patients and to compare the efficacy of vaccination/booster protocols...
March 2023: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences