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What Is a Breakthrough Infection? 6 Questions Answered About Catching COVID-19 After Vaccination  


Author:  Sanjay Mishra.


Source: Volume 22, Number 04, Fall 2021 , pp.73-74(2)




Correctional Health Care Report

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Abstract: 

Along with the rising number of new COVID-19 cases globally and growing concern about highly transmissible strains like the delta variant come reports of fully vaccinated people testing positive for COVID-19. This article answers six common questions about these so-called breakthrough infections.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2 RNA; B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant; Vaccine Effectiveness

Affiliations:  1: Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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