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Effect of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccination in healthcare workers with high-risk coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exposure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 May 2021

Laura M. Selby
Affiliation:
1Division of infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Angela L. Hewlett
Affiliation:
1Division of infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Kelly A. Cawcutt
Affiliation:
1Division of infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Macy G. Wood
Affiliation:
2Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Teresa L. Balfour
Affiliation:
3Employee Health, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Mark E. Rupp
Affiliation:
1Division of infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Richard C. Starlin*
Affiliation:
1Division of infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
*
Author for correspondence: Richard C. Starlin, E-mail: rick.starlin@unmc.edu

Abstract

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Research Brief
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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