Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2021)

Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Lineage after Vaccination in Long-Term Care Facility, Germany, February–March 2021

  • Pinkus Tober-Lau,
  • Tatjana Schwarz,
  • David Hillus,
  • Jana Spieckermann,
  • Elisa T. Helbig,
  • Lena J. Lippert,
  • Charlotte Thibeault,
  • Willi Koch,
  • Leon Bergfeld,
  • Daniela Niemeyer,
  • Barbara Mühlemann,
  • Claudia Conrad,
  • Stefanie Kasper,
  • Friederike Münn,
  • Frank Kunitz,
  • Terry C. Jones,
  • Norbert Suttorp,
  • Christian Drosten,
  • Leif Erik Sander,
  • Florian Kurth,
  • Victor M. Corman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2708.210887
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 8
pp. 2169 – 2173

Abstract

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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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