Healio (8/11, Gramigna) reports, “Individuals with schizophrenia had lower COVID-19 vaccination rates than the general population despite having higher hospitalization and mortality risk,” research indicated.
MedPage Today (8/11, Grant) reports investigators arrived at this conclusion after examining data from “Clalit Health Services, a large Israeli healthcare system, amassing a large sample of 51,078 participants – 25,539 with schizophrenia and 25,539 controls.” The findings of the longitudinal cohort study were published online Aug. 5 in The Lancet Psychiatry.
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— “COVID-19 vaccination rates lower among those with schizophrenia despite increased risks “Joe Gramigna, Healio, August 11, 2021