Two Years Into the COVID-19 Pandemic at University of Utah Health

COVID-19 Variants

COVID-19大流行的不确定性主要集中在新的病毒变体上. 去年，至少发现了四种突出的COVID-19变体. 而巴西型和南非型对犹他型没有直接影响, Delta变异导致了更严重的疾病，并稳步增加了U of U Health的每日阳性病例和ICU入院人数.

During the peak of Delta (mid-September 2021), U of U Health saw:

• 73 daily positive COVID-19 infections
• 79 patients hospitalized for COVID-19

2021年12月，欧米克隆成为美国基因的下一个主要变体.S. and quickly made its way to Utah for another surge. Omicron, identified as more transmissible and contagious than Delta, 再次给全国的医疗保健系统带来压力，并导致对COVID-19检测的需求增加. 正因为如此，U的U健康看到更多的住院比任何其他以前的变种. However, 在三角洲激增期间，由于欧米克隆导致的疾病严重程度要低得多，ICU入院人数不到一半.

During the peak of Omicron (mid-January 2022), U of U Health saw:

• 448 daily positive COVID-19 infections
• 141 patients hospitalized for COVID-19

During both surges, COVID-19疫苗有助于预防感染、住院和死亡. 虽然在预防感染（和突破感染）方面效果较差, 疫苗在预防住院和死亡方面非常有效.

COVID-19 Vaccines

去年在COVID-19疫苗方面取得了若干重大里程碑. COVID-19 vaccines became available for children ages 5 years and older, and full licensure was granted to both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Additionally, COVID-19 booster vaccines 是否授权12岁及以上的人进一步保护他们免受严重疾病和住院治疗.

At U of U Health, 所有社区卫生中心都接种了COVID-19疫苗和加强针. In the last year, U of U Health administered at least 150,370 COVID-19 vaccinations, including:

• 9,400 children (5 to 17 years)
• 25,900 booster shots

Since receiving COVD-19 vaccines at U of U Health, nearly 190,300 total vaccinations have been administered.

Treatments

去年，U of U Health的患者可以获得更多缓解SARS-CoV-2感染的潜在药物. While not as effective as COVID-19 vaccines, 这些针对COVID-19的治疗方法有助于降低患者病情加重的风险，并大发娱乐那些可能更容易因病毒感染严重疾病的人. Current COVID-19 treatments include:

• Monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies for certain individuals in Utah. However, only one monoclonal antibody therapy (sotrovimab) effectively works against the Omicron variant.
• Paxlovid 第一种针对12岁及以上人群的COVID-19抗病毒药物是处方药吗.
• 瑞德西韦是一种抗病毒输液，在门诊使用.
• Evusheld, a pre-exposure prophylaxis monoclonal antibody, was authorized by the FDA in late 2021 for certain individuals.

Testing

U of U Health在Delta和Omicron激增期间看到了对COVID-19检测的需求. 在三角洲疫情高峰期，卫生系统在9月初每天检测约250名患者. However, during the Omicron surge, 由于欧米克隆的传染性和传染性很强，uu of U Health的COVID-19检测超出了其检测能力. 在Omicron的高峰期，检测量在1月中旬达到了每天350多个.

At U of U Health:

• More than 65,500 COVID-19 tests were collected in the last year (March 2021 – February 2022).
• Nearly 167,600 COVID-19 tests have been collected since testing began in March 2020.