Multnomah County Study Finds Fully Vaccinated Children Are 73 Percent Less Likely To Catch COVID-19

PORTLAND, Ore. – A new study conducted by Multnomah County Health finds that fully vaccinated children aged 5 to 11 are 73 percent less likely to get infected with COVID-19 when compared to unvaccinated children the same age.

Children who received only one dose were 50% less likely to be infected.

Regardless of vaccination, none of the children in the study were hospitalized with the virus.

County epidemiologist Russell Barlow was part of the study, “Not only does this mean those vaccinated kids will be protected, but they’re also less likely to spread infection to vulnerable people in their homes or communities,” he said. “The benefits of this include limited school closures, fewer days of school missed because of isolation and quarantine, reduced COVID-19 spread among vulnerable household contacts, and reduced healthcare use.”

About half of kids ages 5 to 11 in Multnomah County are still unvaccinated.