Repeated vaccine doses protect elderly against COVID-19, Swedish study shows

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More and more frequent vaccine doses than in other countries reduce mortality in COVID-19 in nursing homes. This is shown by a Swedish study, led by Anders Johansson and Mattias Forsell, Umeå University, which was published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

More and more frequent vaccine doses than in other countries reduce mortality in COVID-19 in nursing homes. This is shown by a Swedish study, led by Anders Johansson and Mattias Forsell, Umeå University, which wasIn the fight against COVID-19, researchers have carefully studied the effectiveness of top-up doses of mRNA vaccine, i.e. doses four to six for people in special nursing homes.

People older than 80 years often show a weaker antibody response after the first doses of the vaccine. The study found a strong correlation between the concentration of specific antibodies against the virus and the risk of COVID-19-relatedThe researchers analyzed mortality data for 3,029 adults with an average age of 87 between September 2021 and May 2023. The individuals were divided into two groups: those who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and those who were not.

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