ARIZONA

ARIZONA – INFLUENZA
– Rates & RSV
of COVID-19 by SUMMARY
Vaccination Status
Week 40 (9/30/2018
04/13/2022– 10/6/2018)

Summary
In February, unvaccinated adults 18 years and older had:

4.9X 29X 59X 3.9X 11X 14X

Risk of Testing Risk of Risk of Dying Risk of Testing Risk of Risk of Dying
Positive for Hospitalization from COVID-19 Positive for Hospitalization from COVID-19
COVID-19 from COVID-19 COVID-19 from COVID-19

compared to individuals who were compared to individuals who were

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• COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective tools to bring the pandemic under control.
• ADHS is working with CDC and local health departments to investigate SARS-CoV-2 infections among
people who received COVID-19 vaccine to identify patterns or trends in patient characteristics, the
administered vaccine, or variant strains.
• Every week and across all age groups, people who were unvaccinated had a greater risk of
hospitalization from COVID-19 and a greater risk of dying from COVID-19 than people who were
fully vaccinated with a booster.

Age-Adjusted Rates of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths per 100K by Specimen
Collection Date Among Fully Vaccinated with a Booster, Fully Vaccinated without a Booster, and
Unvaccinated in Adults 18 Years and Older

Cases Per 100K Hospitalizations Per 100K Deaths Per 100K

1500
9000 700
1350 650
8000
600
1200
7000 550
1050
500
6000
900 450

5000 400
750
350
4000
600 300

250
3000
450
200
2000 300 150

100
1000 150
50

0 0 0

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 Rates of COVID-19 Cases per 100K by Specimen Collection Date
Among Fully Vaccinated with a Booster, Fully Vaccinated without a Booster, and
Unvaccinated People
Stratified by Age Group

12–17 years* 18–29 years 30–49 years

9000 9000 9000

8000 8000 8000

7000 7000 7000

6000 6000 6000

5000 5000 5000

4000 4000 4000

3000 3000 3000

2000 2000 2000

1000 1000 1000

0 0 0

50–64 years 65–79 years 80 years and older

9000 9000 9000

8000 8000 8000

7000 7000 7000

6000 6000 6000

5000 5000 5000

4000 4000 4000

3000 3000 3000

2000 2000 2000

1000 1000 1000

0 0 0

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 Rates of COVID-19 Hospitalizations per 100K by Specimen Collection Date
Among Fully Vaccinated with a Booster, Fully Vaccinated without a Booster, and
Unvaccinated People
Stratified by Age Group

12–17 years* 18–29 years 30–49 years

1500 1500 1500

1350 1350 1350

1200 1200 1200

1050 1050 1050

900 900 900

750 750 750

600 600 600

450 450 450

300 300 300

150 150 150

0 0 0

50–64 years 65–79 years 80 years and older

1500 1500 1500

1350 1350 1350

1200 1200 1200

1050 1050 1050

900 900 900

750 750 750

600 600 600

450 450 450

300 300 300

150 150 150

0 0 0

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 Rates of COVID-19 Deaths per 100K by Specimen Collection Date
Among Fully Vaccinated with a Booster, Fully Vaccinated without a Booster, and
Unvaccinated People
Stratified by Age Group

12–17 years* 18–29 years 30–49 years

700 700 700

650 650 650
600 600 600
550 550 550
500 500 500
450 450 450
400 400 400
350 350 350
300 300 300
250 250 250
200 200 200
150 150 150
100 100 100
50 50 50
0 0 0

50–64 years 65–79 years 80 years and older

700 700 700

650 650 650
600 600 600
550 550 550
500 500 500
450 450 450
400 400 400
350 350 350
300 300 300
250 250 250
200 200 200
150 150 150
100 100 100
50 50 50
0 0 0

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 Percent of Fully Vaccinated with a Booster, Fully Vaccinated without a Booster, and
Unvaccinated COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths by Month of Specimen
Collection Date in Adults 18 Years and Older

Cases
100%
90%
80%
70% 54.0% 52.4%
63.8%
60% 78.9% 74.8% 72.9%
50%
40%
30% 30.2%
43.1%
20% 35.9%
25.2% 27.1%
10% 21.1% 0.3% 2.9% 17.4%
0%
September October November December January February

Hospitalizations
100%
90%
80%
70%
66.4% 64.1%
60% 81.1% 79.9% 79.5%
86.2%
50%
40%
30%
20%
24.9%
31.5%
10% 18.9% 20.1% 20.3% 0.2% 2.1%
13.8% 11.0%
0%
September October November December January February

Deaths
100%
90%
80%
70%
67.9% 64.7%
60% 81.5% 81.9% 80.8%
85.9%
50%
40%
30%
20% 25.7%
29.6%
10% 18.5% 18.1% 19.1% 0.1% 2.5%
14.1% 9.6%
0%
September October November December January February

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About the Data:
• Data included in the report are on a rolling 6-month timeframe. Data excludes those who were
determined to be partially vaccinated.
• Rates of COVID-19 Cases: 9/12/2021 – 3/19/2022
• Rates of COVID-19 Hospitalizations: 9/12/2021 – 3/19/2022
• Rates of COVID-19 Deaths: 9/12/2021 – 3/5/2022
• Death data have a month lag in order to help with data completeness.
• Vaccination status:
• Fully vaccinated with a booster: persons with SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen detected
from a respiratory specimen collected ≥14 days after receipt of an additional or
booster dose of any COVID-19 vaccine after completion of a primary series.
• Booster timeframes: 5 months after an mRNA vaccine or 2 months after J&J
• Fully vaccinated: persons with SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen detected from a respiratory
specimen collected ≥14 days after the completion of a primary series of an FDA-
authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine.
• Unvaccinated: persons with SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen detected from a respiratory
specimen with no verified record of receiving an FDA-authorized or approved COVID-
19 vaccine.
• Excluded were partially vaccinated persons with SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen detected
from a respiratory specimen with at least one documented dose of an FDA-authorized
or approved COVID-19 vaccine, but a primary series was not completed ≥14 days
before a specimen was collected.
• *Boosters were recommended for 12-17 year olds on 1/5/22. In order to allow for data
completeness, 12-17 year olds will not have booster dose data represented in the current
report.
• Incidence rates in the report are weekly rates grouped by age and calculated by dividing the
number of cases or deaths by the population fully vaccinated or unvaccinated then multiplied
by 100,000. The overall incidence rates are standardized by age.
• Rates are not adjusted for the length of time since vaccination, underlying conditions, or most
demographic factors, aside from age.
• Incidence rate ratios (IRRs) are provided for the most recent month with complete case,
hospitalization, and death data. These ratios are calculated by dividing the average weekly
incidence rates among unvaccinated by the incidence rates of the fully vaccinated.
• Additional resources:
• Monitoring Incidence of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Vaccination
Status — 13 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–July 17, 2021
• Rates of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Vaccination Status

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