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Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta Variant) in a Youth Camp Associated With Community Spread, Nebraska, June-July 2021.

Julia He BaiSuzanne PhinneyKathleen AngellBrandon L GrimmBryan TegomohJonathan FigliomeniBaha AbdalhamidAli S KhanMatthew DonahueDavid M Brett-MajorLaura McDougall
Published in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2022)
Low vaccination levels and poor face mask-wearing habits among attendees resulted in secondary and tertiary spread of SARS-CoV-2 and severe outcomes among young adults. This outbreak of COVID-19 at a youth camp highlights the importance of vaccination and use of other measures to interrupt opportunities for SARS-CoV-2 spread in the community and shows that vaccinated people remain vulnerable to infection when in an environment of high exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Proactive case identification and interruption of chains of transmission can help decrease the number of cases and avoid further severe outcomes.
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