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Postvaccination SARS‐CoV‐2 infections among skilled nursing facility residents and staff members — Chicago, Illinois, December 2020–March 2021
Author(s) -
Teran Richard A.,
Walblay Kelly A.,
Shane Elizabeth L.,
Xydis Shan,
Gretsch Stephanie,
Gagner Alexandra,
Samala Usha,
Choi Hyeree,
Zelinski Christy,
Black Stephanie R.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.16634
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , skilled nursing facility , betacoronavirus , gerontology , virology , family medicine , nursing , medical emergency , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , disease
This article describes 22 cases of breakthrough SARS‐CoV‐2 infection among over 14,000 fully vaccinated skilled nursing facility residents and staff. The majority of such infections were asymptomatic or were associated with mild symptoms, and there was no intra‐ facility spread related to these cases. This report suggests that postvaccination breakthrough infections are rare, but also confirms that vaccines do not offer 100% protection even in nonimmunosuppressed hosts, thus underscoring the need for studies of vaccine efficacy in immunosuppressed transplant recipients.