@article{Adeloye_D-2021_57590,
title = {Uptake, effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines in children and young people in Scotland: Protocol for early pandemic evaluation and enhanced surveillance of COVID-19 (EAVE II)},
author = {Adeloye, D. and Katikireddi, S. and Woolford, L. and Simpson, C. and Agrawal, U. and Ritchie, L. and Swann, O. and Stock, S. and Robertson, C. and Sheikh, A. and Rudan, I.},
month = {dec},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Background The dynamics of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) transmission and severity of disease among children and young people (CYP) across different settings are of considerable clinical, public health and societal interest. Severe COVID-19 cases, requiring hospitalisations, and deaths have been reported in some CYP suggesting a need to extend vaccinations to these age groups. As part of the ongoing Early Pandemic Evaluation and Enhanced Surveillance of COVID-19 (EAVE II) study, we aim to investigate the uptake, effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines in children and young people (CYP) aged 0 to 17 years in Scotland. Specifically, we will estimate: (i) uptake of vaccines against COVID-19, (ii) vaccine effectiveness (VE) against the outcomes of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalisation, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and death; (iii) VE for first/second dose timing among different age groups and risk groups; and (iv) the safety of vaccines.},
volume = {11},
journal = {Journal of Global Health},
publisher = {International Society of Global Health},
url = {https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.11.05026},
}
