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Increase in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) attack rate of fully vaccinated healthcare workers with high-risk household exposures correlates with the rise of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.617.2 (delta) variant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2022

Laura M. Selby*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Angela Hewlett
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Mark E. Rupp
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Richard Starlin
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
*
Author for correspondence: Laura Selby, E-mail: laura.selby@unmc.edu

Abstract

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Research Brief
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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