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Clinical characteristics of post-vaccination COVID-19 infection in health care workers exposed to Delta and Omicron variants in a COVID-19 dedicated facility from Qatar

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Background: Evidence suggests that vaccines efficacy lies on the prevention of severe symptomatic disease. We aim to describe the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 infection among healthcare professionals (HCPs) after vaccination, during periods of transmission of SARS CoV-2 variants in a COVID-19 dedicated facility. Methods: A retrospective observational study of HCPs confirmed with COVID-19 during the period March 2021 to Jan 2022 was conducted. Delta period (March-August 2021), and Omicron period (Dec 2021- Jan 2022) were defined. Clinical, laboratory, radiology and vaccination history was collected from electronic medical records. Results: COVID-19 infection was reported in 16 and 138 HCPs during the Delta and Omicron period respectively.By category the nurses predominate, and a significant contribution of the healthcare related transmission against the community-related one. Higher frequency of loss of taste (37.5% vs 4.3%), and loss of smell (43.8% vs 3.6%) was observed during Delta period. Myalgia (12.5% vs 37.7%), and sore throat (6.3% vs 55.8%) predominated in Omicron period. Bilateral ground-glass appearance of the lung was observed in 28.6% and 7.1% in the Delta and Omicron period, respectively. Higher cycle threshold values of the polymerase chain reaction test during Omicron period, in comparison with Delta period, was observed (22.98 vs 25.98). Time from previous vaccine dose to positive laboratory test was longer during the Delta period (131 vs 98.26 days). Conclusion: SARS CoV-2 viral variants infections in HCPs were associated to selected clinical and epidemiological characteristics, with less severe disease for Omicron variant, and potential shorter duration of the immune response to vaccination.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2023.197650.1479

Keywords

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 variants, Vaccination, Health Workforce, Qatar

Authors

First Name

Humberto

Last Name

Guanche Garcell

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Infection Control Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

Email

guanche@infomed.sld.cu

City

La Habana

Orcid

0000-0001-7279-0062

First Name

Angel M

Last Name

Felipe Garmendia

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Infection Control Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

Email

agarmendia@hamad.qa

City

Doha

Orcid

0000-0001-8682-5799

First Name

Sandra Ibis

Last Name

Gonzalez Perez

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Infection Control Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

Email

sperez3@hamad.qa

City

Doha

Orcid

-

First Name

Ariadna

Last Name

Villanueva Arias

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Infection Control Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

Email

aarias@hamad.qa

City

Doha

Orcid

0000-0002-2535-0627

First Name

Yelenis

Last Name

Rosello Alvarez

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Infection Control Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

Email

yrosello@hamad.qa

City

Doha

Orcid

0000-0001-5144-7353

First Name

Miguel A

Last Name

Paulino Basulto

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Infection Control Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

Email

mbasulto@hamad.qa

City

Doha

Orcid

0000-0002-6772-3700

Volume

4

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

40831

Issue Date

2023-05-01

Receive Date

2023-03-03

Publish Date

2023-05-01

Page Start

335

Page End

342

Print ISSN

2682-4132

Online ISSN

2682-4140

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2

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Original Article

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1,157

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

Publication Link

https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/

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Clinical characteristics of post-vaccination COVID-19 infection in health care workers exposed to Delta and Omicron variants in a COVID-19 dedicated facility from Qatar

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25 Dec 2024