Impact of the Omicron variant on SARS-CoV-2 reinfections in France,March 2021 to February 2022 |
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Authors: | Jonathan Bastard,Benjamin Taisne,Julie Figoni,Alexandra Mailles,Julien Durand,Myriam Fayad,Laurence Josset,Anna Maisa,Sylvie van der Werf,Isabelle Parent du Châ telet,Sibylle Bernard-Stoecklin |
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Abstract: | Since the first reports in summer 2020, SARS-CoV-2 reinfections have raised concerns about the immunogenicity of the virus, which will affect SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology and possibly the burden of COVID-19 on our societies in the future. This study provides data on the frequency and characteristics of possible reinfections, using the French national COVID-19 testing database. The Omicron variant had a large impact on the frequency of possible reinfections in France, which represented 3.8% of all confirmed COVID-19 cases since December 2021. |
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Keywords: | SARS-CoV-2 reinfection Omicron COVID-19 |
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