Research Article

The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression before and after COVID-19 Vaccines Were Universally Available for Adults in the United States

Table 2

Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety and depression prior to and during universal availability of the COVID-19 vaccine—CHASING COVID Cohort, USA, December 2020-January 2022.

Vaccination status and vaccine eraPerson-trial denominatorModerate or severe symptoms of anxietyModerate or severe symptoms of depression
Prevalence (95% CI)OR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)Prevalence (95% CI)OR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)

Preuniversal availability
Not vaccinated4846117124.2 (23.0, 25.4)1.001.00123125.4 (24.2, 26.6)1.001.00
Vaccinated319453216.7 (15.4, 17.9)0.70 (0.65, 0.76)0.79 (0.70, 0.89)65320.4 (19.0, 21.8)0.82 (0.77, 0.88)0.92 (0.82, 1.03)

Universal availability
Not vaccinated262870626.9 (25.2, 28.6)1.001.0078229.8 (28.0, 31.5)1.001.00
Vaccinated80121927.3 (24.3, 30.4)1.06 (0.92, 1.22)1.23 (1.00, 1.50)23429.2 (26.1, 32.4)1.03 (0.89, 1.18)1.11 (0.91, 1.36)

Adjusted for baseline access to healthcare, baseline age, anxiety at time 0, baseline education, employment at time 0, gender, housing and food insecurity at time 0, and baseline susceptibility to severe COVID-19. Std errors adjusted for repeat subjects. Adjusted for baseline access to healthcare, baseline age, depression at time 0, baseline education, employment at time 0, gender, housing and food insecurity at time 0, and baseline susceptibility to severe COVID-19. Std errors adjusted for repeat subjects.