Vaccination Rates of Hospitalized Patients at High Risk of Severe COVID-19: A Single-Center CrossSectional Study
- Author:
Eliel NHAM
1
;
Hakjun HYUN
;
Hye SEONG
;
Jin Gu YOON
;
Ji Yun NOH
;
Joon Young SONG
;
Woo Joo KIM
;
Hee Jin CHEONG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2022;54(4):787-791
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: We investigated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rate in patients admitted to chronic pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and cancer wards in the third week of April 2022 to determine the immunity level of these vulnerable groups. Compared to the general population, our study subjects had lower vaccination rates, except for higher percentages of boosted individuals in patients with chronic pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease. This tendency was most pronounced in cancer patients, less than half of whom were boosted. Patients with cancer should be encouraged to complete their COVID-19 vaccination.
