Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Delta Vaccine Breakthrough Transmissibility in Alachua County, Florida.
Brittany Rife MagalisShannan RichMassimiliano S TagliamonteCarla MavianMelanie N CashAlberto RivaSimone MariniDavid Moraga AmadorYanping ZhangJerne ShapiroAmelia HorinePetr StarostikMaura PierettiSamantha VegaAna Paula LacombeJessica SalinasMario StevensonPaul MyersJ Glenn MorrisMichael LauzardoMattia ProsperiMarco SalemiPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
Delta infection transmissibility and general viral RNA quantification patterns in vaccinated individuals suggest limited levels of sterilizing immunity that need to be considered by public health policies. In particular, ongoing evaluation of vaccine boosters should specifically address whether extra vaccine doses curb breakthrough contribution to epidemic spread.