Leiblein, Thomas W; Winistörfer, Annemarie; Seiler, Kurt; Hauri, Rudolf; Sommerstein, Rami (2024). Association of a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine booster with control of a COVID-19 outbreak in a long-term care facility in Switzerland, November to December 2021. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 45(4), pp. 543-545. Cambridge University Press 10.1017/ice.2023.240
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks in long-term care facilities are often correlated with high case fatality rates. We describe the association of administration of an mRNA booster with the control of an outbreak. Our findings highlight the possibility of vaccine booster early in an outbreak as a promising method to mitigate the spread of infection.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Sommerstein, Rami |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0899-823X |
Publisher: |
Cambridge University Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
13 Dec 2023 09:32 |
Last Modified: |
10 Apr 2024 00:13 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1017/ice.2023.240 |
PubMed ID: |
38086644 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/190246 |
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