Transmission event of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant reveals multiple vaccine breakthrough infections

Transmission event of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant reveals multiple vaccine breakthrough infections

Abstract Background This study aims to identify the causative strain of SARS-CoV-2 in a cluster of vaccine breakthroughs. Vaccine breakthrough by a highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 strain is a risk to global public health. Methods Nasopharyngeal swabs from suspected vaccine breakthrough cases were te...

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Main Authors: Timothy Farinholt, Harsha Doddapaneni, Xiang Qin, Vipin Menon, Qingchang Meng, Ginger Metcalf, Hsu Chao, Marie-Claude Gingras, Vasanthi Avadhanula, Paige Farinholt, Charu Agrawal, Donna M. Muzny, Pedro A. Piedra, Richard A. Gibbs, Joseph Petrosino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
Delta variant
B.1.617.2
COVID-19
Infectious disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02103-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02103-4

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