Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Lineage after Vaccination in Long-Term Care Facility, Germany, February–March 2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Tober-Lau, Pinkus ; Schwarz, Tatjana ; Hillus, David ; Spieckermann, Jana ; Helbig, Elisa T. ; Lippert, Lena J. ; Thibeault, Charlotte ; Koch, Willi ; Bergfeld, Leon ; Niemeyer, Daniela ; Mühlemann, Barbara ; Conrad, Claudia ; Kasper, Stefanie ; Münn, Friederike ; Kunitz, Frank ; Jones, Terry C. ; Suttorp, Norbert ; Drosten, Christian ; Sander, Leif Erik ; Kurth, Florian ; Corman, Victor M.
• Description:
  One week after second vaccinations were administered, an outbreak of B.1.1.7 lineage severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections occurred in a long-term care facility in Berlin, Germany, affecting 16/20 vaccinated and 4/4 unvaccinated residents. Despite considerable viral loads, vaccinated residents experienced mild symptoms and faster time to negative test results.
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Disease Outbreaks Humans Long-Term Care Sars-Cov-2 Vaccination
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(8):2169-2173
• Pubmed ID:
  34102098
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8314829
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  HHSN272201400008C/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  Germany
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a419df6eda3e71f235d1252a29601e38ed9ec5e803e89c9722c17db406876059
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/108809/cdc_108809_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.84 MB ]