Course: Rate of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection During an Omicron Wave in Iceland
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2022-08-03
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Omicron, the currently dominant variant, is characterized by increased immune evasion, making reinfections more common., The relative protection of prior infection against reinfection with Omicron is 56% compared with 92% for the Delta variant. However, the population-level risk of reinfection with Omicron has not been described. The aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of persons who become reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 during the Omicron wave in Iceland.
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