Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2021)

Breakthrough Infections of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma Variant in Fully Vaccinated Gold Miners, French Guiana, 2021

  • Nicolas Vignier,
  • Vincent Bérot,
  • Nathalie Bonnave,
  • Sandrine Peugny,
  • Mathilde Ballet,
  • Estelle Jacoud,
  • Céline Michaud,
  • Mélanie Gaillet,
  • Félix Djossou,
  • Denis Blanchet,
  • Anne Lavergne,
  • Magalie Demar,
  • Mathieu Nacher,
  • Dominique Rousset,
  • Loïc Epelboin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2710.211427
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 10
pp. 2673 – 2676

Abstract

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An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 caused by the Gamma variant of concern infected 24/44 (55%) employees of a gold mine in French Guiana (87% symptomatic, no severe forms). The attack rate was 60% (15/25) among fully vaccinated miners and 75% (3/4) among unvaccinated miners without a history of infection.

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