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Title
Increasing risk of breakthrough COVID-19 in outbreaks with high attack rates in European long-term care facilities, July to October 2021
Author(s)
Suetens, Carl | Kinross, Pete | Gallego Berciano, Pilar | Arroyo Nebreda, Virginia | Hassan, Eline | Calba, Clémentine | Fernandes, Eugenia | Peralta-Santos, Andre | Casaca, Pedro | Shodu, Nathalie | Dequeker, Sara | Kontopidou, Flora | Pappa, Lamprini | Kacelnik, Oliver | Børseth, Anita Wang | O’Connor, Lois | Garvey, Patricia | Liausedienė, Rasa | Valintelienė, Rolanda | Ernst, Corinna | Mossong, Joël | Štefkovičová, Mária | Prostináková, Zuzana | Danielsen, Ann Caroline | Mougkou, Aikaterini | Lamb, Favelle | Cenciarelli, Orlando | Monnet, Dominique L. | Plachouras, Diamantis
Date issued
2021-12
Citation
Euro Surveill. 2021 Dec;26(49):2101070.
Language
Inglés
Abstract
We collected data from 10 EU/EEA countries on 240 COVID-19 outbreaks occurring from July-October 2021 in long-term care facilities with high vaccination coverage. Among 17,268 residents, 3,832 (22.2%) COVID-19 cases were reported. Median attack rate was 18.9% (country range: 2.8-52.4%), 17.4% of cases were hospitalised, 10.2% died. In fully vaccinated residents, adjusted relative risk for COVID-19 increased with outbreak attack rate. Findings highlight the importance of early outbreak detection and rapid containment through effective infection prevention and control measures.
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Online version
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