Full title: Impact of booster vaccination on the control of COVID-19 Delta wave in the context of waning immunity: application to France in the winter 2021/22.
Euro Surveill
Bosetti P, Tran Kiem C, Andronico A, Paireau J, Levy-Bruhl D, Alter L, Fontanet A, Cauchemez S.
Most European countries experienced an important rise in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections and hospitalisations in the autumn of 2021. In response to this resurgence and to the reported partial decay of immunity, countries have started administering vaccine booster doses, relying on different eligibility criteria. Here, we present modelling analyses assessing different administration strategies for booster doses that informed the recommendations of the French National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (Haute Autorité de Santé) in the context of Metropolitan France.
More information at doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.1.2101125