COVID-19 and influenza hospitalizations and the role of COVID-19 vaccination in the post-pandemic period: A cross-sectional study from Saudi Arabia
COVID-19 vaccination was significantly associated with a reduced risk of COVID-19 hospital admission and ICU admission in the post-pandemic period. These findings emphasize the importance of vaccination in mitigating severe outcomes from COVID-19 and influenza infections.
Authors
- Nawfal Aljerian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3242-0312)
- Maram Alotaibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6383-2301)
- Haytham A. Sheerah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5949-6803)
- Ahmed Al‐Jedai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4730-9086)
- Ezzedine Zaatari
- Sara Alqahtani
- Ahad F Al-Seraihi
- Saad A Al-Huzami
Institutions
- Alfaisal University (SA)
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- Ministry of Health (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccine
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.126937
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.74