| Literature DB >> 34206727 |
Cassia F Estofolete1,2, Cecilia A Banho1, Guilherme R F Campos1, Beatriz de C Marques1, Livia Sacchetto1, Leila S Ullmann3, Fabio S Possebon3, Luana F Machado2, Juliana D Syrio2, João P Araújo Junior3, Cintia Bittar4, Paula Rahal4, Suzana M A Lobo2, Helena Lage Ferreira5, Nikos Vasilakis6,7,8,9,10, Mauricio L Nogueira1,2.
Abstract
The rapid development of efficacious and safe vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been instrumental in mitigating the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Moreover, the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants raised concerns on the efficacy of these vaccines. Herein, we report two cases of breakthrough infections with the P1 variant in patients vaccinated with CoronaVac, which is one of the two vaccines authorized for emergency use in the Brazilian immunization program. Our observations suggest that the vaccine reduced the severity of the disease and highlight the potential risk of illness following vaccination and subsequent infection with the P1 variant as well as for continued efforts to prevent and diagnose infection in vaccinated persons.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; vaccine
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34206727 DOI: 10.3390/v13071237
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Viruses ISSN: 1999-4915 Impact factor: 5.048