Analysis of COVID-19 Risk Following a Ring Vaccination Intervention to Address SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant Transmission in Montreal, Canada
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47042
Abstract: Key Points Question Is ring vaccination targeting contacts of confirmed cases and persons who are in close contact with these contacts useful for controlling local SARS-CoV-2 transmission following the introduction of a new variant? Findings… read more here.
Keywords: sars cov; vaccination; transmission; cov alpha ... See more keywords
The SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant was associated with increased clinical severity of COVID-19 in Scotland: A genomics-based retrospective cohort analysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284187
Abstract: Objectives The SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant was associated with increased transmission relative to other variants present at the time of its emergence and several studies have shown an association between Alpha variant infection and increased hospitalisation… read more here.
Keywords: alpha variant; variant associated; severity; cov alpha ... See more keywords
Assessment of mortality and hospital admissions associated with confirmed infection with SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant: a matched cohort and time-to-event analysis, England, October to December 2020
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DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2022.27.20.2100377
Abstract: Background The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant in England coincided with a rapid increase in the number of PCR-confirmed COVID-19 cases in areas where the variant was concentrated. Aim Our aim was to assess… read more here.
Keywords: alpha variant; mortality; october december; cov alpha ... See more keywords
Highly Divergent SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant in Chronically Infected Immunocompromised Person
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2809.220875
Abstract: We detected a highly divergent SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant in an immunocompromised person several months after the latest detection of the Alpha variant in the Netherlands. The patient was infected for 42 weeks despite several treatment… read more here.
Keywords: divergent sars; immunocompromised person; alpha variant; highly divergent ... See more keywords
Corrigendum: Identification and analysis of SARS-CoV-2 alpha variants in the largest Taiwan COVID-19 outbreak in 2021
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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1211944
Abstract: [This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.869818.]. read more here.
Keywords: alpha variants; identification analysis; corrigendum identification; cov alpha ... See more keywords