Infectious viral load (VL) expelled as droplets and aerosols by infected individuals partly
determines transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

Mass vaccination has the potential to curb the current COVID-19 pandemic by protecting
individuals who have been vaccinated against the disease and possibly lowering the …

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant has demonstrated enhanced transmissibility and
escape of vaccine-derived immunity. Although first-generation vaccines remain effective …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) breakthrough infections in
vaccinated individuals and reinfections in previously infected individuals have become …

Beyond their substantial protection of individual vaccinees, coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) vaccines might reduce viral load in breakthrough infection and thereby further …

To the Editor—Public-health interventions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 have been limited to non-pharmaceutical interventions, including travel …

Background Assessment of viral kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 can inform on host immune
responses to the virus and on the viral transmission potential. We aimed to characterise viral …

Importance Data are limited on whether patients with breakthrough COVID-19 infection have
the potential to significantly contribute to the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Objective To compare …

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals and in those who had a prior
infection have been observed globally, but the transmission potential of these infections is …

INTRODUCTION Although post facto studies have revealed the importance of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission from presymptomatic …