Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2108120
Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections as Compared with Primary Infections
November 24, 2021
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2108120
To the Editor:
Qatar had a first wave of infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from March through June 2020, after which approximately 40% of the population had detectable antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The country subsequently had two back-to-back waves from January through May 2021, triggered by the introduction of the B.1.1.7 (or alpha) and B.1.351 (or beta) variants.1 This created an epidemiologic opportunity to assess reinfections...
Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections as Compared with Primary Infections
November 24, 2021
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2108120
To the Editor:
Qatar had a first wave of infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from March through June 2020, after which approximately 40% of the population had detectable antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The country subsequently had two back-to-back waves from January through May 2021, triggered by the introduction of the B.1.1.7 (or alpha) and B.1.351 (or beta) variants.1 This created an epidemiologic opportunity to assess reinfections...
