1/ “Of the 42 cases diagnosed in this outbreak, 38 were fully vaccinated…
The calculated attack rate among all exposed patients and staff was 10.6% for staff and 23.7% for patients, in a population with 96.2% vaccination rate”.
The calculated attack rate among all exposed patients and staff was 10.6% for staff and 23.7% for patients, in a population with 96.2% vaccination rate”.
2/ On the day of diagnosis, only 24 individuals were symptomatic, but in the following days, 36 had become symptomatic. Among the patients, eight became severely ill, six critically ill and five of the critically ill died.
3/ “Moreover, several transmissions probably occurred between two individuals both wearing surgical masks, and in one instance using full PPE, including N-95 mask, face shield, gown and gloves.”
4/ “Although reports of breakthrough infections are increasing, this communication emphasises several points. It challenges the assumption that high universal vaccination rates will lead to herd immunity and prevent COVID-19 outbreaks.”
5/ “This was probably true for the wild-type SARS-CoV-2 virus, but in the outbreak described here, 96.2% of the exposed population was vaccinated. Infection advanced rapidly (many cases became symptomatic within 2 days of exposure), and viral load was high.”
6/ “all transmissions between patients and staff occurred between masked and vaccinated individuals, as experienced in an outbreak from Finland.”
7/ reference: eurosurveillance.org/content/10.280…
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