Lower Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Viral Shedding Following Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers in Los Angeles, California.

Abstract

Among 880 healthcare workers with a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) test, 264 (30.0%) infections were identified following receipt of at least 1 vaccine dose. Median SARS-CoV-2 cycle threshold values were highest among individuals receiving 2 vaccine doses, corresponding to lower viral shedding. Vaccination might lead to lower transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2.

• Authors: Paul C Adamson, Michael A Pfeffer, Valerie A Arboleda, Omai B Garner, Annabelle de St Maurice, Benjamin von Bredow, Jonathan Flint, Leonid Kruglyak, Judith S Currier
• Journal: Open forum infectious diseases (Open Forum Infect Dis) Vol. 8 Issue 11 Pg. ofab526 (Nov 2021) ISSN: 2328-8957 [Print] United States
• PMID: 35005055 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.