Hospital outbreak of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) delta variant in partially and fully vaccinated patients and healthcare workers in Toronto, Canada | Zendy

Erica K. Susky | Zendy; Susy Hota | Zendy; Irene Armstrong | Zendy; Tony Mazzulli | Zendy; Shaindel Kestenberg | Zendy; Leanne K. Casaubon | Zendy; John Granton | Zendy; Carly Rebelo | Zendy; Erika Bartels | Zendy; Jeffrey L. Wrana | Zendy; A Vaisman | Zendy

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Hospital outbreak of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) delta variant in partially and fully vaccinated patients and healthcare workers in Toronto, Canada

Author(s) -

Erica K. Susky,

Susy Hota,

Irene Armstrong,

Tony Mazzulli,

Shaindel Kestenberg,

Leanne K. Casaubon,

John Granton,

Carly Rebelo,

Erika Bartels,

Jeffrey L. Wrana,

A Vaisman

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

infection control and hospital epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1559-6834

pISSN - 0899-823X

DOI - 10.1017/ice.2021.471

Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , epidemiology , virus , virology , covid-19 , coronavirus , infection control , respiratory system , emergency medicine , vaccination , intensive care medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)

The severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) delta variant is highly transmissible, and current vaccines may have reduced effectiveness in preventing symptomatic infection. Using epidemiological and genomic analyses, we investigated an outbreak of the variant in an acute-care setting among partially and fully vaccinated individuals. Effective outbreak control was achieved using standard measures.

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