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 Vol. 27; no. 8; pp. 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:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-08-2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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 Berlin Germany Berlin Germany viruses antibody Berlin T cell zoonoses mRNA immunity respiratory infections COVID-19 B cell SARS-CoV-2 vaccine severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 outbreak phylogeny coronavirus disease Germany
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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.
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ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2708.210887