Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2022)

SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections among US Embassy Staff Members, Uganda, May–June 2021

  • Julie R. Harris,
  • Daniel Owusu,
  • Kevin O’Laughlin,
  • Adam L. Cohen,
  • Amen Ben Hamida,
  • Jaymin C. Patel,
  • Molly M. Freeman,
  • Thomas Nsibambi,
  • Rebecca Nieves,
  • Barbara J. Marston,
  • Samuel Wasike,
  • Jennifer S. Galbraith,
  • Amy L. Boore,
  • Lisa J. Nelson,
  • Sarah Anne J. Guagliardo,
  • John D. Klena,
  • Ketan Patel,
  • Marek Ma

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2806.220427
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 6
pp. 1279 – 1280

Abstract

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The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant emerged shortly after COVID-19 vaccines became available in 2021. We describe SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in a highly vaccinated, well-monitored US Embassy community in Kampala, Uganda. Defining breakthrough infection rates in highly vaccinated populations can help determine public health messaging, guidance, and policy globally.

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