Severity of COVID-19 among Residents in Aged Care Facilities in Victoria, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing the Delta and Omicron Epidemic Periods.

Muleme, Michael; McNamara, Bridgette J; Ampt, Frances H; Baptista, Mohana; Dittmer, Jennifer; Osborne, Aaron; Ahmed, Hibaq; Hales, Gabrielle; Kabwe, Mwila; Main, Stephanie; Moreira, Clarissa; Silverstein, Solomon; Sotheran, Emily; Athan, Eugene; Johnston, Paul D; O'Brien, Daniel P; Sullivan, Sheena G

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2023.01.006

Title

Severity of COVID-19 among Residents in Aged Care Facilities in Victoria, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing the Delta and Omicron Epidemic Periods.

Publication Date

2023-01-20

Author(s)

Muleme, Michael

McNamara, Bridgette J

Ampt, Frances H

Baptista, Mohana

Dittmer, Jennifer

Osborne, Aaron

Ahmed, Hibaq

Hales, Gabrielle

Kabwe, Mwila

Main, Stephanie

Moreira, Clarissa

Silverstein, Solomon

Sotheran, Emily

Athan, Eugene

Johnston, Paul D

O'Brien, Daniel P

Sullivan, Sheena G

Subject

COVID-19 severity outcomes

residential aged care facilities

vaccination

Type of document

Journal Article

OrcId

#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#

DOI

10.1016/j.jamda.2023.01.006

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, no country with widespread community transmission has avoided outbreaks or deaths in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). As RACF residents are at high risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19, understanding disease severity risk factors is imperative.

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Citation

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2023-04; 24(4)

Jornal Title

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

ISSN

1538-9375

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