Postvaccination SARS-CoV-2 infections among skilled nursing facility residents and staff members - Chicago, Illinois, December 2020-March 2021

Am J Transplant. 2021 Jun;21(6):2290-2297. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16634.

Abstract

This article describes 22 cases of breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection among over 14,000 fully vaccinated skilled nursing facility residents and staff. The majority of such infections were asymptomatic or were associated with mild symptoms, and there was no intra- facility spread related to these cases. This report suggests that postvaccination breakthrough infections are rare, but also confirms that vaccines do not offer 100% protection even in nonimmunosuppressed hosts, thus underscoring the need for studies of vaccine efficacy in immunosuppressed transplant recipients.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Chicago
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Illinois
  • SARS-CoV-2*
  • Skilled Nursing Facilities