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Community transmission and viral load kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in the UK: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study
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Background The SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant is highly transmissible and spreading globally, including in populations with high vaccination rates. We aimed to investigate transmission and viral load kinetics in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals with mild delta variant infection in the community.
Methods Between Sept 13, 2020, and Sept 15, 2021, 602 community contacts (identified via the UK contract-tracing system) of 471 UK COVID-19 inde... Expand abstract
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00648-4
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- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Lancet Infectious Diseases More from this journal
- Volume:
- 22
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 183-195
- Publication date:
- 2021-10-28
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-10-11
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1474-4457
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1473-3099
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English
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1206031
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pubs:1206031
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- Singanayagam et al
- Copyright date:
- 2021
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- © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
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