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Volume 29, Number 5—May 2023
Research Letter

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake by Infection Status in New South Wales, Australia

Heather F. GiddingComments to Author , Sandrine Stepien, Jiahui Qian, Kristine K. Macartney, and Bette Liu
Author affiliations: University of Sydney Northern Clinical School, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia (H.F. Gidding); National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia (H.F. Gidding, S. Stepien, J. Qian, K.K. Macartney, B. Liu); University of New South Wales School of Population Health, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia (H.F. Gidding, J. Qian, B. Liu); University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia (H.F. Gidding, K.K. Macartney)

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Table

Age and dose specific cohorts and their distribution in study of COVID-19 vaccine uptake, by infection status on May 29, 2022, Greater Sydney Metropolitan and Hunter New England areas, New South Wales, Australia

Age group, y Current dose* Next dose* Recommended time between current and next dose, d Total cohort Uninfected, no. (%) Infected, no. (%)
Before current dose Before next dose due After next dose due
5–11
Dose 1
Dose 2
63†
285,638
210,004 (73.5)
18,611 (6.5)
49,888 (17.5)
7,135 (2.5)
12–15
Dose 1
Dose 2
28‡
241,490
236,900 (98.1)
1,962 (0.8)
889 (0.4)
1,739 (0.7)
16–39
Dose 2
Dose 3
91§
1864,335
1,413,329 (75.8)
15,345 (0.8)
68,578 (3.7)
367,083 (19.7)
40–64
Dose 2
Dose 3
91§
1,727,123
1,503,582 (87.1)
7,968 (0.5)
21,456 (1.2)
194,117 (11.2)
≥65 Dose 2 Dose 3 91§ 885,564 841,931 (95.1) 1,689 (0.2) 5,544 (0.6) 36,400 (4.1)
Dose 3 Dose 4 91§ 779,649 679,155 (87.1) 24,042 (3.1) 42,464 (5.4) 33,988 (4.4)

*Cohorts were assembled based on the current dose under consideration and retrospectively followed up to determine if they received the next dose. †Children 5–11 y of age: recommended interval between doses 1 and 2 was 8 wk so dose 2 due date was set at 9 wk (63 d). ‡Most children 12–15 y of age: recommended interval between doses 1 and 2 was 3 wk so the dose 2 due date was set at 4 wk (28 d). §For persons ≥16 y of age: recommended interval between doses 2 and 3 changed from November 2021 to January 2022 to 3 mo so the dose 3 due date was set at 91 d; 3 mo was also the most recently recommended interval between doses 3 and 4.

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