Similar duration of viral shedding of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) delta variant between vaccinated and incompletely vaccinated individuals

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Jun;44(6):1002-1004. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.124. Epub 2022 May 23.

Abstract

Among outpatients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) δ (delta) variant who did and did not receive 2 vaccine doses at 7 days after symptom onset, there was no difference in viral shedding (cycle threshold difference 0.59, 95% CI, -4.68 to 3.50; P = .77) with SARS-CoV-2 cultured from 2 (7%) of 28 and 1 (4%) of 26 outpatients, respectively.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Outpatients
  • SARS-CoV-2*
  • Virus Shedding

Supplementary concepts

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants