Breakthrough Cases of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: A Case Series
Breakthrough infections after Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations are an expected phenomenon as no vaccine is 100% effective. Healthcare Workers (HCW) are at a higher risk of contracting the infection owing to the exposure at the workplace. This case series describes clinical profile of...
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| description | Breakthrough infections after Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations are an expected phenomenon as no vaccine is 100% effective. Healthcare Workers (HCW) are at a higher risk of contracting the infection owing to the exposure at the workplace. This case series describes clinical profile of 27 breakthrough infections after two weeks of second dose of vaccination. Of the total HCWs with the COVID-19 infection during the study period, 21.77% were breakthrough infections. The mean age of these HCWs was 36±12.02 years. The mean interval between the second dose of vaccine and being detected COVID-19 positive was 24.41±7.69 days. Majority of them were doctors (66.67%) and nurses (14.81%). All of them suffered from mild disease and recovered fully. Availability of vaccines coupled with pandemic fatigue has led to false reassurance among population. Hence, COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) before and after vaccination should be followed rigorously to prevent such infections. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1950be43ee274d5aad6189b777023fb52023-01-30T04:35:12ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2022-01-01161LR01LR0310.7860/JCDR/2022/52421.15894Breakthrough Cases of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: A Case SeriesAnuradha Mohapahapatra0Gajanan D Velhal1Uma R Nair2Nived G Sudarson3Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.Junior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.Junior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.Breakthrough infections after Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations are an expected phenomenon as no vaccine is 100% effective. Healthcare Workers (HCW) are at a higher risk of contracting the infection owing to the exposure at the workplace. This case series describes clinical profile of 27 breakthrough infections after two weeks of second dose of vaccination. Of the total HCWs with the COVID-19 infection during the study period, 21.77% were breakthrough infections. The mean age of these HCWs was 36±12.02 years. The mean interval between the second dose of vaccine and being detected COVID-19 positive was 24.41±7.69 days. Majority of them were doctors (66.67%) and nurses (14.81%). All of them suffered from mild disease and recovered fully. Availability of vaccines coupled with pandemic fatigue has led to false reassurance among population. Hence, COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) before and after vaccination should be followed rigorously to prevent such infections.https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/15894/52421_CE[Ra1]_F[SH]_PF1(SC_SS)_PFA_NC_PN(KM).pdfcoronavirus disease-2019pandemicpostvaccination infectionvaccination |
| spellingShingle | Anuradha Mohapahapatra Gajanan D Velhal Uma R Nair Nived G Sudarson Breakthrough Cases of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: A Case Series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic postvaccination infection vaccination |
| title | Breakthrough Cases of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: A Case Series |
| title_full | Breakthrough Cases of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: A Case Series |
| title_fullStr | Breakthrough Cases of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: A Case Series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breakthrough Cases of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: A Case Series |
| title_short | Breakthrough Cases of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: A Case Series |
| title_sort | breakthrough cases of covid 19 among healthcare workers a case series |
| topic | coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic postvaccination infection vaccination |
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