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The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA Vaccine-Breakthrough Infection Phenotype Includes Significant Symptoms, Live Virus Shedding, and Viral Genetic Diversity

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Abstract

Little is known about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 "vaccine-breakthrough"infections (VBIs). Here we characterize 24 VBIs in predominantly young healthy persons. While none required hospitalization, a proportion endorsed severe symptoms and shed live virus as high as 4.13 × 103 plaque-forming units/mL. Infecting genotypes included both variant-of-concern (VOC) and non-VOC strains.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)897-900
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume74
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2022

Keywords

  • SARS-CoV-2
  • live virus
  • patient-reported outcomes
  • symptoms
  • vaccine breakthrough

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