Impact of Vaccination in the Rate of COVID-19 Staff Infection in an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

Alberto Esquenazi; Thomas Watanabe; Jaclyn Barcikowski; Ning Cao; Eric Sachinwalla; Michael Kwasniewski

doi:10.1097/PHM.0000000000001872

Impact of Vaccination in the Rate of COVID-19 Staff Infection in an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

Alberto Esquenazi, Thomas Watanabe, Jaclyn Barcikowski, Ning Cao, Eric Sachinwalla, Michael Kwasniewski

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This brief report summarizes the comparative experience of an inpatient rehabilitation facility dealing with two episodes of COVID-19 infection, one before and one after the availability of vaccination, which was deployed to staff. The experience exemplifies the high rate of infection and potential for asymptomatic presentation of COVID-19 as well as the protective advantage of the vaccine for healthcare workers in this report. With a significant reduction in the rate of infection, from nearly 30% before vaccination to only 2.5% after vaccination. The data presented should serve as an encouragement for vaccination across all populations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1031-1032
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume	100
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001872
State	Published - Nov 1 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

COVID-19
IRF
Vaccination

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Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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Impact of Vaccination in the Rate of COVID-19 Staff Infection in an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

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