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

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, vacci...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2021-08, Vol.27 (8), p.2169-2173
Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Berlin
Cell culture
Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Demographic aspects
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
Dispatch
Epidemics
Fatalities
Germany
Germany - epidemiology
Humans
immunity
Infections
Infectious diseases
Long term health care
Long-Term Care
Long-term care facilities
Management
mRNA
Older people
outbreak
Outbreaks
Oxygen therapy
Patient outcomes
Patients
phylogeny
Risk factors
Safety and security measures
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
T cell
Vaccination
vaccine
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2708.210887