Omicron Outbreak at a Private Gathering in the Faroe Islands, Infecting 21 of 33 Triple-Vaccinated Healthcare Workers

Abstract There are concerns that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant evades immune responses due to an unusually high number of mutations on the spike protein. Here, we report a superspreading event of Omicron infections among 21 of 33 triple-vaccinated healthcare wor...

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Published in:Clinical Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Helmsdal, Gunnhild, Hansen, Olga Kristina, Møller, Lars Fodgaard, Christiansen, Debes Hammershaimb, Petersen, Maria Skaalum, Kristiansen, Marnar Fríðheim
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2022
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Faroe Islands
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac089
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac089/42974413/ciac089.pdf
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-pdf/75/5/893/45877984/ciac089.pdf
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Summary:Abstract There are concerns that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant evades immune responses due to an unusually high number of mutations on the spike protein. Here, we report a superspreading event of Omicron infections among 21 of 33 triple-vaccinated healthcare workers who attended a private gathering.

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