Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023
Research
Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine against Omicron Variant Infection among Children 5–11 Years of Age, Israel
Aharona Glatman-Freedman
, Yael Hershkovitz, Rita Dichtiar, Alina Rosenberg, Lital Keinan-Boker, and Michal Bromberg
, Yael Hershkovitz, Rita Dichtiar, Alina Rosenberg, Lital Keinan-Boker, and Michal Bromberg
Table 2
VE against SARS-CoV-2 infection among children 5–11 years of age, by time after the second vaccine dose, January 20–February 15, 2022, Israel*
| Days since 2nd vaccine dose | Cases |
Controls |
Total cases, no. | Total controls, no. | VE (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second-dose recipients, no. | Unvaccinated, no. | Second-dose recipients, no. | Unvaccinated, no. | |||||
| 8–14 | 1,655 | 54,843 | 3,674 | 52,824 | 56,498 | 56,498 | 58.1 (55.5–60.6) | |
| 15–21 | 1,814 | 54,813 | 3,636 | 52,991 | 56,627 | 56,627 | 53.9 (51.0–56.5) | |
| 22–28 | 1,732 | 54,554 | 3,080 | 53,206 | 56,286 | 56,286 | 46.7 (43.3–49.9) | |
| 29–35 | 2,778 | 54,776 | 4,629 | 52,925 | 57,554 | 57,554 | 44.8 (41.9–47.6) | |
| 36–42 | 2,435 | 54,627 | 3,753 | 53,309 | 57,062 | 57,062 | 39.5 (36.1–42.8) | |
*VE, vaccine effectiveness.
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