Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2024
Identifier
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-023-01613-5; PMCID: PMC10997719
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The CDC and ACIP recommend COVID-19 vaccination for patients with inborn errors of immunity (IEI). Not much is known about vaccine safety in IEI, and whether vaccination attenuates infection severity in IEI.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate COVID-19 vaccination safety and examine effect on outcomes in patients with IEI.
METHODS: We built a secure registry database in conjunction with the US Immunodeficiency Network to examine vaccination frequency and indicators of safety and effectiveness in IEI patients. The registry opened on January 1, 2022, and closed on August 19, 2022.
RESULTS: Physicians entered data on 1245 patients from 24 countries. The most common diagnoses were antibody deficiencies (63.7%). At least one COVID-19 vaccine was administered to 806 patients (64.7%), and 216 patients received vaccination prior to the development of COVID-19. The most common vaccines administered were mRNA-based (84.0%). Seventeen patients were reported to seek outpatient clinic or emergency room care for a vaccine-related complication, and one patient was hospitalized for symptomatic anemia. Eight hundred twenty-three patients (66.1%) experienced COVID-19 infection. Of these, 156 patients required hospitalization (19.0%), 47 required ICU care (5.7%), and 28 died (3.4%). Rates of hospitalization (9.3% versus 24.4%, p < 0.001), ICU admission (2.8% versus 7.6%, p = 0.013), and death (2.3% versus 4.3%, p = 0.202) in patients who had COVID-19 were lower in patients who received vaccination prior to infection. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, not having at least one COVID-19 vaccine significantly increased the odds of hospitalization and ICU admission.
CONCLUSION: Vaccination for COVID-19 in the IEI population appears safe and attenuates COVID-19 severity.
Journal Title
Journal of clinical immunology
Volume
44
Issue
4
First Page
86
Last Page
86
MeSH Keywords
Humans; COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccines; Vaccination; Hospitalization; Critical Care
Keywords
Immunization; Immunodeficiency; Outcomes; Viruses: respiratory diseases
Recommended Citation
McDonnell J, Cousins K, Younger MEM, et al. COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Inborn Errors of Immunity Reduces Hospitalization and Critical Care Needs Related to COVID-19: a USIDNET Report. J Clin Immunol. 2024;44(4):86. Published 2024 Apr 5. doi:10.1007/s10875-023-01613-5
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