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...

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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: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2022
Subjects:
Brief Report
Faroe Islands
The Spike
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
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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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