The vaccination status of COVID-19 hospitalized patients during the Omicron BQ.1.1 wave in Northeast Brazil suggests the need for a fifth booster dose in the elderly, with a time since the last dose of more than 6 months

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  • Taise Cavalcante Investigative Pathology Laboratory, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil; Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil; Aracaju City Hall, Municipal Health Department, Aracaju, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7085-391X
  • Waneska Barboza Aracaju City Hall, Municipal Health Department, Aracaju, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3191-3841
  • Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Hospital Universitário, Laboratório de Patologia Investigativa. Rua Cláudio Batista, s/n. Sanatório. Aracaju, Sergipe, Brasil. CEP: 49060-100. E-mail: prmartinsfh@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8779-0727

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2023-5807

Keywords:

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 vaccines

Published

2023-02-01

How to Cite

Cavalcante, T., Barboza, W., & Martins-Filho, P. R. (2023). The vaccination status of COVID-19 hospitalized patients during the Omicron BQ.1.1 wave in Northeast Brazil suggests the need for a fifth booster dose in the elderly, with a time since the last dose of more than 6 months . EXCLI Journal, 22, 169–172. https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2023-5807

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