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Safety and incidence of COVID-19 following ChAdOx1(AZD1222) COVID-19 vaccination in Botswana


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Author list: Emily Shava
, Alane Izu
, Tendani Gaolathe
,
Adam Walker
,
Lucy Carty
,
Panayiotis Georgiou
,
Lesego Kuate
,
Coulson Kgathi
,
Tumalano Sekoto
,
Ngozana Seonyatseng
,
Tuelo Mogashoa
,
Comfort Maphorisa
,
Terence Mohammed
,
Tshenolo Ntalabgwe
,
Tshepho T. Frank
,
Boitumelo Matlhaku
,
Ame Diphoko
,
Thandie Phindela
,
Agripa Kaunda
,
Poloko Kgari

Joseph Makhema

Publication year: 2023

Volume number: 86

Issue number: 6

Start page: 603

End page: 606

Number of pages: 4



Not available as its a correspondence..... A recent publication in this journal by Nisar et al. 1 assessed the effectiveness of various COVID-19 vaccines in Pakistan using a test- negative case-control design. They report moderate effectiveness of various vaccines and higher effectiveness mRNA vaccines compared with inactivated vaccines. Although they assessed the impact of concurrent medical conditions, they were only a few cases of im munosuppression contributing to < 3% of the study population and approximately 87% of the participants received Sinopharm and Si novac, and 1% received the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. AstraZeneca (AZD1222), formerly called ChAdOx1, previously demonstrated ro bust immunogenicity after a single dose with favorable safety pro f iles. 2,3 Despite Botswana’s high HIV prevalence, treatment has bee


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