Abstract

To assess the effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine among health care workers and to examine possible correlates of protection and infectivity

Keywords

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineDisease

MeSH Terms

AdultAsymptomatic DiseasesBNT162 VaccineCOVID-19COVID-19 Nucleic Acid TestingCOVID-19 VaccinesCase-Control StudiesFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansIsraelMaleMiddle AgedReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTreatment Failure

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Year
2021
Type
article
Volume
385
Issue
16
Pages
1474-1484
Citations
1451
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Moriah Bergwerk, Tal Gonen, Yaniv Lustig et al. (2021). Covid-19 Breakthrough Infections in Vaccinated Health Care Workers. New England Journal of Medicine , 385 (16) , 1474-1484. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2109072

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DOI
10.1056/nejmoa2109072
PMID
34320281
PMCID
PMC8362591

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