Table 1 Characteristics of the three study cohorts: no influenza vaccination, influenza vaccination, and vaccination other than influenza.

From: Influenza vaccination and the risk of COVID-19 infection and severe illness in older adults in the United States

Characteristics

No influenza vaccination

Percent

Influenza vaccination

Percent

Vaccination other than influenza

Percent

N

42,629,666

 

13,038,311

 

1,783,969

 

Age 75 and older

17,909,748

42

5,568,818

43

671,574

38

Male

19,042,518

45

5,636,245

43

739,562

41

Risk factors

Asthma

91,734

0.22

31,753

0.24

5052

0.28

Chronic kidney disease with dialysis

43,809

0.10

1787

0.014

888

0.050

Chronic lung disease

1,520,026

3.6

365,723

2.8

50,698

2.8

Diabetes mellitus

4,620,287

11

1,165,787

8.9

175,659

9.8

Hemoglobin disorder

17,624

0.041

4285

0.033

776

0.043

Immunocompromised

214,861

0.50

59,518

0.46

9384

0.53

Liver disease

158,425

0.37

32,516

0.25

5973

0.33

Serious heart condition

3,528,349

8.3

891,346

6.8

122,178

6.8

Severe obesity

1,511,601

3.5

423,755

3.3

67,534

3.8

Other vaccination1

34,669,841

81

8,004,874

61

Not applicable

 

Vaccine with adjuvant

Not applicable

 

3,740,784

29

Not applicable

 

Outcome

COVID-19 infection

532,550

1.2

117,467

0.90

17,472

0.98

Severe COVID-19 illness

8540

0.020

1302

0.010

223

0.013

  1. 1Other vaccines: herpes zoster, pneumococcal pneumonia, tetanus, and hepatitis A.