Publications

Fourth Dose of BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Setting.

Author(s): Magen O, Waxman JG, Makov-Assif M, Vered R, Dicker D, Hernán MA, Lipsitch M, Reis BY, Balicer RD, Dagan N|Journal: N Engl J Med|PMID: 35417631| April 2022

With large waves of infection driven by the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), alongside…

Near real-time surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic with incomplete data.

Author(s): De Salazar PM, Lu F, Hay JA, Gomez-Barroso D, Fernandez-Navarro P, Martinez EV, Astray-Mochales J, Amillategui R, Garcia-Fulgueiras A, Chirlaque MD, Sanchez-Migallon A, Larrauri A, Sierra MJ, Lipsitch M, Simon F, Santillana M, Hernán MA|Journal: PLoS Comput Biol|PMID: 35358171| March 2022

When responding to infectious disease outbreaks, rapid and accurate estimation of the epidemic trajectory is critical. However, two common data…

Analysis of multiple bacterial species and antibiotic classes reveals large variation in the association between seasonal antibiotic use and resistance.

Author(s): Sun DS, Kissler SM, Kanjilal S, Olesen SW, Lipsitch M, Grad YH|Journal: PLoS Biol|PMID: 35263322| March 2022

Understanding how antibiotic use drives resistance is crucial for guiding effective strategies to limit the spread of resistance, but the…

Deep-sequence phylogenetics to quantify patterns of HIV transmission in the context of a universal testing and treatment trial – BCPP/ Ya Tsie trial.

Author(s): Magosi LE, Zhang Y, Golubchik T, DeGruttola V, Tchetgen Tchetgen E, Novitsky V, Moore J, Bachanas P, Segolodi T, Lebelonyane R, Pretorius Holme M, Moyo S, Makhema J, Lockman S, Fraser C, Essex MM, Lipsitch M, Botswana Combination Prevention Project and the PANGEA consortium.|Journal: Elife|PMID: 35229714| March 2022

Mathematical models predict that community-wide access to HIV testing-and-treatment can rapidly and substantially reduce new HIV infections. Yet several large…

Antibiotic prescribing across age groups in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California population in association with different diagnoses, and with influenza incidence, 2010-2018.

Author(s): Goldstein E, Fireman BH, Klein NP, Lipsitch M, Ray GT|Journal: Epidemiol Infect|PMID: 35506177| February 2022

There is limited information on the volume of antibiotic prescribing that is influenza-associated, resulting from influenza infections and their complications…

Risk of persistent and new clinical sequelae among adults aged 65 years and older during the post-acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection: retrospective cohort study.

Author(s): Cohen K., Ren S, Heath K, Dasmarinas MC, Jubilo KG, Guo Y, Lipsitch M, Daugherty SE|Journal: BMJ|PMID: 35140117| February 2022

To characterize the risk of persistent and new clinical sequelae in adults aged ≥65 years after the acute phase of…

Equitable COVID-19 vaccine prioritization: front-line workers or 65-74 year olds?

Author(s): Rumpler E, Feldman JM, Bassett MT, Lipsitch M|Journal: medRxiv| February 2022

The COVID-19 epidemic in the United States has been characterized by two stark disparities. COVID-19 burden has been unequally distributed…

Identifying and alleviating bias due to differential depletion of susceptible people in post-marketing evaluations of COVID-19 vaccines.

Author(s): Kahn R, Schrag SJ, Verani JR, Lipsitch M|Journal: Am J Epidemiol|PMID: 35081612| January 2022

Recent studies have provided key information about SARS-CoV-2 vaccines' efficacy and effectiveness (VE). One important question that remains is whether…

Indirect protection of children from SARS-CoV-2 infection through parental vaccination.

Author(s): Hayek S, Shaham G, Ben-Shlomo Y, Kepten E, Dagan N, Nevo D, Lipsitch M, Reis BY, Balicer RD, Barda N|Journal: Science|PMID: 35084938| January 2022

Children unvaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 may still benefit through protection from vaccinated contacts. We estimated the protection provided to children through…

Clinical outcomes among patients infected with Omicron (B.1.1.529) SARS-CoV-2 variant in southern California

Author(s): Lewnard JA, Hong VX, Patel MM, Kahn R, Lipsitch M, Tartof SY|Journal: medRxiv| January 2022

The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly achieved global dissemination, accounting for most infections in the United States by…