Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta Outbreak Among Fully Vaccinated Nursing Home Residents Likely Initiated by a Fully Vaccinated Staff Member - Connecticut, July-August 2021.

Authors :: Bart SM
Harizaj A
Pearson CL
Conteh T
Grogan E
Downing R
Kirking HL
Tate JE
Jernigan JA
Leung V
Source :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2022 Aug 24; Vol. 75 (1), pp. e909-e911.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: During July-August 2021, a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak involving 21 residents (all fully vaccinated) and 10 staff (9 fully vaccinated) occurred in a Connecticut nursing home. The outbreak was likely initiated by a fully vaccinated staff member and propagated by fully vaccinated persons. Prior COVID-19 was protective among vaccinated residents.<br /> (Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2021.)

Subjects :: Connecticut epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks prevention & control
Humans
Nursing Homes
COVID-19 prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1537-6591
Volume :: 75
Issue :: 1
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 34893827
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab1025

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