Breakthrough Infections with Multiple Lineages of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Reveals Continued Risk of Severe Disease in Immunosuppressed Patients

Breakthrough Infections with Multiple Lineages of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Reveals Continued Risk of Severe Disease in Immunosuppressed Patients

The pandemic of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection continues to spread around the world. Vaccines that elicit protective immunity have reduced infection and mortality, however new viral variants are arising that may evade vaccine-induced immunity or cause disease in individuals who are unable t...

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Main Authors: Xufang Deng, Monika Evdokimova, Amornrat O’Brien, Cynthia L. Rowe, Nina M. Clark, Amanda Harrington, Gail E. Reid, Susan L. Uprichard, Susan C. Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
variants of concern
breakthrough infections
post-vaccination infections
COVID-19
immunosuppression
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1743

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