Omicron Outbreak at a Private Gathering in the Faroe Islands, Infecting 21 of 33 Triple-Vaccinated Healthcare Workers
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...
Published in: | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9383377/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35134167 https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac089 |
Summary: | 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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