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. 2021 Nov 16:jiab570. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab570

Monoclonal Antibody Treatment of Breakthrough COVID-19 in Fully Vaccinated Individuals with High-Risk Comorbidities

Dennis M Bierle 1, Ravindra Ganesh 1, Sidna Tulledge-Scheitel 1, Sara N Hanson 2, Lori L Arndt 3, Caroline G Wilker 4, Raymund R Razonable 1,
PMCID: PMC8767864  PMID: 34791298

Abstract

Breakthrough COVID-19 may occur in fully vaccinated persons. In this cohort of 1395 persons (mean age, 54.3 years; 60% female; median body mass index, 30.7) who developed breakthrough COVID-19, there were 107 (7.7%) who required hospitalization by day 28. Hospitalization was significantly associated with the number of medical comorbidities. Anti-spike monoclonal antibody treatment was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospitalization (Odds Ratio: 0.227; 95% confidence interval, 0.128 - 0.403; p<0.001). The number needed to treat (NNT) to prevent one hospitalization was 225 among the lowest-risk patient group compared to NNT of 4 among those with highest numbers of medical comorbidity.

Keywords: breakthrough covid-19, casirivimab-imdevimab, vaccination, covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, outcome, hospitalization

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