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- Title
Superspreading of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.23 among vaccinated Finnish adults: symptomatic COVID-19 only contracted by those without recent infection.
- Authors
Riekkinen, Marianna; Kajova, Mikael; Eriksson, Mari; Luukkainen, Annika; Holmberg, Ville; Aro, Tuomas; Pakkanen, Sari H; Miettinen, Simo; Montonen, Reetta; Smura, Teemu; Lääveri, Tinja; Kantele, Anu
- Abstract
An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 was confirmed after an academic party in Helsinki, Finland, in 2022. All 70 guests were requested to fill in follow-up questionnaires; serologic analyses and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) were conducted when possible. Of those participating – all but one with ≥3 vaccine doses – 21/53 (40%) had test-confirmed symptomatic COVID-19: 7% of those with earlier episodes and 76% of those without. Half (11/21) were febrile, but none needed hospitalisation. WGS revealed subvariant BA.2.23. Compared to vaccination alone, our data suggest remarkable protection by hybrid immunity against symptomatic infection, particularly in instances of recent infections with homologous variants.
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 2023, Vol 151, p1
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0950268823001024