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COVID-19 vaccine uptake, effectiveness, and waning in 82,959 health care workers: A national prospective cohort study in Wales

Stuart Bedston, Ashley Akbari Orcid Logo, Christopher I. Jarvis, Emily Lowthian, Fatemeh Torabi Orcid Logo, Laura North, Jane Lyons, Malorie Perry Orcid Logo, Lucy Griffiths Orcid Logo, Rhiannon Owen Orcid Logo, Jillian Beggs, Antony Chuter Orcid Logo, Declan T. Bradley, Simon de Lusignan, Rich Fry Orcid Logo, F.D. Richard Hobbs, Joe Hollinghurst, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Siobhán Murphy Orcid Logo, Dermot O'Reily Orcid Logo, Chris Robertson, Ting Shi Orcid Logo, Ruby S.M. Tsang, Aziz Sheikh, Ronan Lyons Orcid Logo

Vaccine, Volume: 40, Issue: 8, Pages: 1180 - 1189

Swansea University Authors: Stuart Bedston, Ashley Akbari Orcid Logo, Emily Lowthian, Fatemeh Torabi Orcid Logo, Laura North, Jane Lyons, Lucy Griffiths Orcid Logo, Rhiannon Owen Orcid Logo, Rich Fry Orcid Logo, Joe Hollinghurst, Ronan Lyons Orcid Logo

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BackgroundWhile population estimates suggest high vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection, the protection for health care workers, who are at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure, is less understood.MethodsWe conducted a national cohort study of health care workers in Wales (UK) from 7 Dece...

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Laura North
Jane Lyons
Lucy Griffiths
Rhiannon Owen
Rich Fry
Joe Hollinghurst
Ronan Lyons
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Ashley Akbari
Emily Lowthian
Fatemeh Torabi
Laura North
Jane Lyons
Lucy Griffiths
Rhiannon Owen
Rich Fry
Joe Hollinghurst
Ronan Lyons
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Ashley Akbari
Christopher I. Jarvis
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Fatemeh Torabi
Laura North
Jane Lyons
Malorie Perry
Lucy Griffiths
Rhiannon Owen
Jillian Beggs
Antony Chuter
Declan T. Bradley
Simon de Lusignan
Rich Fry
F.D. Richard Hobbs
Joe Hollinghurst
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi
Siobhán Murphy
Dermot O'Reily
Chris Robertson
Ting Shi
Ruby S.M. Tsang
Aziz Sheikh
Ronan Lyons
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