COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) hospitalisations associated with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in Ghana, June 2022 to March 2024
COVID-19 vaccines may have prevented COVID-19-associated SARI hospitalizations in the first 6 months over the study period in Ghana, and a pattern of protective effective was observed, consistent with report from other settings, although effect estimates were imprecise.
Authors
- James Humphreys
- Reuben Ayivor-Djanie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0323-5473)
- Nicholas Amoako (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9737-4401)
- Abraham Rexford Oduro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4191-7419)
- Francis Kasolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3725-2629)
- Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8912-9673)
- Michael Rockson Adjei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8813-1800)
- Sandra Cohuet
- Franklin Asiedu‐Bekoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0691-5020)
- Prince Darko Agyapong
- Anthony Nardone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1138-0937)
- George Adjei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7977-7071)
- Ellis Owusu‐Dabo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4232-4292)
- Kwabena Obeng Duedu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5816-5172)
- Jason M. Mwenda
- Sally-Ann Ohene
- Ernest Kenu
- John Amuasi
- Ivy Asantewaa Asante
- Kwaku Poku Asante
- William Ampofo
- Celine Gurry
- Seth Owusu-Agyei
- Dennis Laryea
- Osei Musah
- Angela M.C. Rose
- Worwui Kwame Archibald
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (GH)
- World Health Organization - Pakistan (PK)
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (GH)
- Helicon Foundation (US)
- Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (GH)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)
- Kintampo Health Research Centre (GH)
- Ghana Health Service (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128310
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- World Health Organization