Abstract
BackgroundThe delta variant (B.1.617.2) of SARS-CoV-2 was the dominant viral strain causing COVID-19 in China, 2021. We reported a SARS-CoV-2 delta variant outbreak in Jingmen City, Hubei Province, China.MethodsThe data of epidemiological, clinical, laboratorial, and vaccination of COVID-19 cases were collected through field investigation and analyzed.ResultsDuring the outbreak from 4 to 20 August 2021, 58 cases of the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant (B.1.617.2) were identified with 15 (25.9%) asymptomatic and 43 (74.1%) symptomatic (mild and moderate) patients. The mean serial interval was 2.6 days (standard deviation: 2.0, 95% CI: 1.9–3.6). The median age of the patients was 39 years (ranging from 1 to 60 years) with the high proportion in children (19.0%). The secondary attack rate was 9.8% higher from parents to their children (<18 years) (46.2%, 95% CI: 14.8–77.5%) than that between spouses (36.4%, 95% CI: 14.5–58.2%), but no significant difference was observed (p > 0.05). Approximately half (27; 46.6%) of cases were vaccine breakthrough infections. In vaccine breakthrough cases (fully vaccinated), viral loads decreased 1.9–3.4-folds (p < 0.05), duration of viral shedding shortened 5 days (p < 0.05), and the risk of becoming symptomatic from asymptomatic decreased 33% (95% CI: 5–53%) (aged ≥12 years) than those in unvaccinated infections.ConclusionsChildren are highly susceptible to the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant in the COVID-19 outbreak in Jingmen City in 2021. Inactivated vaccine derived from wide-type strain can effectively reduce the viral load, duration of viral shedding, and clinical severity in vaccine breakthrough cases. Our study indicates that protective measures that include full vaccination against COVID-19, especially in children, should be strengthened.
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