Short Term Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination in Children in Korea
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Hyunju Lee1,2, Eun Hwa Choi2,3, Young-Joon Park4
1Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Background:
The epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has changed continuously throughout the pandemic.
Methods:
We analyzed changes in the incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection according to the age group in South Korea from February 2020 to December 2021.
Results:
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence among adults aged ≥ 18 years was higher than all the other age groups in 2020; however, a shift toward younger ages occurred in June 2021. In addition, we found significant changes in epidemiology after the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in adults aged ≥ 18 and children 12-17 years. Until recently, children were not regarded as the drive for the pandemic; however, children aged 5-11 and 0-4 years had the highest incidence among all the age groups.
Conclusion:
Therefore, policies for clinical support for an increase in COVID-19 cases among young children and age-specific preventive measures are needed.
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