Adverse Outcomes Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Variant B.1.351 Infection in Vaccinated Residents of a Long-Term Care Home, Ontario, Canada

Ahmed Vanker¹, Allison J McGeer^{2

3}, Gray O'Byrne⁴, Ellen C R Snyder^{5

6}, David A Salisbury⁵, Jennifer L Guthrie⁷, Samir N Patel^{3

7}, Jonathan B Gubbay^{3

7}, Matthew Morgan^{1

8}

Affiliations

¹ Extendicare, Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Department of Microbiology, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Extendicare Medex Long Term Care, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁵ Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁶ School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁷ Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁸ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Comment

Ahmed Vanker et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2022.

. 2022 Mar 1;74(4):751-752.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab523.

Ahmed Vanker¹, Allison J McGeer^{2

3}, Gray O'Byrne⁴, Ellen C R Snyder^{5

6}, David A Salisbury⁵, Jennifer L Guthrie⁷, Samir N Patel^{3

7}, Jonathan B Gubbay^{3

7}, Matthew Morgan^{1

8}

¹ Extendicare, Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Department of Microbiology, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Extendicare Medex Long Term Care, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁵ Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁶ School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁷ Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁸ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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