Indian J Med Res
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Studying vaccine hesitancy is important for helping improve vaccine coverage against COVID-19. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a rural community in India. ⋯ Vaccine uptake is a continuum. Our study helped identify the characteristics of those who delayed vaccination versus those who refused vaccination. This will help policymakers, programme managers and healthcare professionals to focus priority action on population subgroups for improving individual- and population-level protection.
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Multicenter Study
Characteristics & outcomes of cancer patients with COVID-19: A multicentre retrospective study from India.
High mortality has been observed in the cancer population affected with COVID-19 during this pandemic. We undertook this study to determine the characteristics and outcomes of cancer patients with COVID-19 and assessed the factors predicting outcome. ⋯ Higher mortality in moderate and severe infections was associated with baseline organ dysfunction and elderly age. Significant proportion of patients were asymptomatic and might remain undetected.
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As severe COVID-19 and mortality are not common in children, there is a scarcity of data regarding the cause of mortality in children infected with SARS-CoV-2. This study was aimed to describe the all-cause mortality and COVID-19 death (disease-specific mortality) in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to a paediatric COVID facility in a tertiary care centre. ⋯ Our results showed a high prevalence of underlying comorbidities and a low COVID-19 death (disease-specific mortality). Our findings highlight that mortality due to COVID-19 can be overestimated if COVID-19 death and all-cause mortality in children infected with SARS-CoV-2 are not separated. Standardized recording of cause of death in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection is important.