COVID-19 vaccines could save the lives of patients who require intubation

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Vaccinated people who require intubation for COVID-19 may have a higher chance of survival than unvaccinated people who require intubation, according to a small international study. The team looked at the outcomes of 265 intubated COVID-19 patients, 26 of whom were fully vaccinated, predominantly with Pfizer. While the researchers say almost all the vaccinated patients had additional medical conditions compared to just two-thirds of the unvaccinated patients, 61.5% of vaccinated patients died compared to 68.2% of the unvaccinated patients. The researchers say this suggests vaccines can play a role in saving lives beyond reducing the risk of intubation in the first place.

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Organisation/s: University of Athens Medical School, Greece

Funder: This study was supported by a grant to Dr Siempos from the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.) under the “2nd Call for H.F.R.I Research Projects to support Post-Doctoral Researchers” (Project 80-1/15.10.2020).

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