Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2022)

University-Associated SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 Infections, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, 2022

  • Nicole Fowle,
  • Brenna Garrett,
  • O’Zandra L. Floyd,
  • Jennifer Collins,
  • Aaron D. Krasnow,
  • Mario Islas,
  • Steven C. Holland,
  • Matthew F. Smith,
  • Efrem S. Lim,
  • Nicole M. Jarrett,
  • Sarah E. Scott

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2807.220470
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 7
pp. 1520 – 1522

Abstract

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We investigated a university-affiliated cohort of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infections in Arizona, USA. Of 44 cases, 43 were among students; 26 persons were symptomatic, 8 sought medical care, but none were hospitalized. Most (55%) persons had completed a primary vaccine series; 8 received booster vaccines. BA.2 infection was mild in this young cohort.

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