TY - JOUR
AU - Piernas, Carmen
AU - Patone, Martina
AU - Astbury, Nerys M
AU - Gao, Min
AU - Sheikh, Aziz
AU - Khunti, Kamlesh
AU - Shankar-Hari, Manu
AU - Dixon, Sharon
AU - Coupland, Carol A.C.
AU - Aveyard, Paul
AU - Hippisley-Cox, Julia
AU - Jebb, Susan
PY - 2022
DA - June
TI - Associations of BMI with COVID-19 vaccine uptake, vaccine effectiveness, and risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes after vaccination in England: a population-based cohort study
JO - The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
EP - 580
VL - 10
IS - 8
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(22)00158-9
AB - BACKGROUND: A high BMI has been associated with a reduced immune response to vaccination against influenza. We aimed to investigate the association between BMI and COVID-19 vaccine uptake, vaccine effectiveness, and risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes after vaccination by using a large, representative population-based cohort from England.
PB - Elsevier
UR - https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/2fa5580e-ac14-480e-a48a-f8e7e9c4693d
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Diet, healthy weight and physical activity
KW - Immunisation and screening
ER