• SARS-CoV-2 infection and effects of age, sex, comorbidity, and vaccination among older individuals: A national cohort study 

      Mahmoud, Mai A.; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R.; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2023 , Article)
      Background: We investigated the contribution of age, coexisting medical conditions, sex, and vaccination to incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and of severe, critical, or ...
    • Severity, Criticality, and Fatality of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Beta Variant 

      Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; ... more authors ( Oxford Academic , 2021 , Article)
      Beta (B.1.351) variant COVID-19 disease was investigated in Qatar. Compared to Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant, odds of progressing to severe disease were 1.24-fold (95% CI: 1.11-1.39) higher for Beta. Odds of progressing to ...
    • Short- and longer-term all-cause mortality among SARS-CoV-2- infected individuals and the pull-forward phenomenon in Qatar: a national cohort study 

      Hiam, Chemaitelly; Faust, Jeremy Samuel; Krumholz, Harlan M.; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Tang, Patrick; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      ObjectivesWe assessed short-, medium-, and long-term all-cause mortality risks after a primary SARS-CoV-2 infection. MethodsA national, matched, retrospective cohort study was conducted in Qatar to assess risk of all-cause ...
    • Waning of BNT162b2 Vaccine Protection against SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Qatar. 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Yassine, Hadi M; ... more authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2021 , Article)
      Waning of vaccine protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection or coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a concern. The persistence of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine ...