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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2022 Jun 2;28(7).
doi: 10.3201/eid2807.220470. Online ahead of print.
University-Associated SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 Infections, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, 2022
Nicole Fowle, Brenna Garrett, O'Zandra L Floyd, Jennifer Collins, Aaron D Krasnow, Mario Islas, Steven C Holland, Matthew F Smith, Efrem S Lim, Nicole M Jarrett, Sarah E Scott
Abstract
We investigated a university-affiliated cohort of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infections in Arizona, USA. Of 44 cases, 43 were among students; 26 persons were symptomatic, 8 sought medical care, but none were hospitalized. Most (55%) persons had completed a primary vaccine series; 8 received booster vaccines. BA.2 infection was mild in this young cohort.
Keywords: Arizona; BA.2 subvariant; COVID-19; Omicron; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; disease outbreaks; epidemiology; investigation; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2022 Jun 2;28(7).
doi: 10.3201/eid2807.220470. Online ahead of print.
University-Associated SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 Infections, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, 2022
Nicole Fowle, Brenna Garrett, O'Zandra L Floyd, Jennifer Collins, Aaron D Krasnow, Mario Islas, Steven C Holland, Matthew F Smith, Efrem S Lim, Nicole M Jarrett, Sarah E Scott
- PMID: 35654405
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2807.220470
Abstract
We investigated a university-affiliated cohort of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infections in Arizona, USA. Of 44 cases, 43 were among students; 26 persons were symptomatic, 8 sought medical care, but none were hospitalized. Most (55%) persons had completed a primary vaccine series; 8 received booster vaccines. BA.2 infection was mild in this young cohort.
Keywords: Arizona; BA.2 subvariant; COVID-19; Omicron; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; disease outbreaks; epidemiology; investigation; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.