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Community transmission and viral load kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in the UK: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study

The Lancet infectious diseases, 2022-02, Vol.22 (2), p.183-195 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2022 Elsevier Ltd ;Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ;2022. Elsevier Ltd ;2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2022 Elsevier Ltd ;ISSN: 1473-3099 ;EISSN: 1474-4457 ;DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00648-4 ;PMID: 34756186

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Title:
Community transmission and viral load kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in the UK: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study
Author: Singanayagam, Anika ; Hakki, Seran ; Dunning, Jake ; Madon, Kieran J ; Crone, Michael A ; Koycheva, Aleksandra ; Derqui-Fernandez, Nieves ; Barnett, Jack L ; Whitfield, Michael G ; Varro, Robert ; Charlett, Andre ; Kundu, Rhia ; Fenn, Joe ; Cutajar, Jessica ; Quinn, Valerie ; Conibear, Emily ; Barclay, Wendy ; Freemont, Paul S ; Taylor, Graham P ; Ahmad, Shazaad ; Zambon, Maria ; Ferguson, Neil M ; Lalvani, Ajit ; Badhan, Anjna ; Dustan, Simon ; Tejpal, Chitra ; Ketkar, Anjeli V ; Narean, Janakan Sam ; Hammett, Sarah ; McDermott, Eimear ; Pillay, Timesh ; Houston, Hamish ; Luca, Constanta ; Samuel, Jada ; Bremang, Samuel ; Evetts, Samuel ; Poh, John ; Anderson, Charlotte ; Jackson, David ; Miah, Shahjahan ; Ellis, Joanna ; Lackenby, Angie
Subjects: Adult ; Cohort Studies ; Conditional probability ; Consent ; Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 ; COVID-19 - epidemiology ; COVID-19 - prevention & control ; COVID-19 - transmission ; COVID-19 - virology ; COVID-19 vaccines ; Disease transmission ; Drug dosages ; England - epidemiology ; Epidemiology ; Exposure ; Female ; Genomes ; Growth rate ; Health risks ; Households ; Humans ; Immunization ; Infections ; Informed consent ; Kinetics ; Load distribution ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pandemics ; Peak load ; Prospective Studies ; Public health ; Recruitment ; Respiratory tract ; Risk analysis ; SARS-CoV-2 - physiology ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; United Kingdom - epidemiology ; Vaccination ; Vaccination Coverage ; Vaccines ; Viral diseases ; Viral Load - physiology ; Viruses
Is Part Of: The Lancet infectious diseases, 2022-02, Vol.22 (2), p.183-195
Description: The SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant is highly transmissible and spreading globally, including in populations with high vaccination rates. We aimed to investigate transmission and viral load kinetics in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals with mild delta variant infection in the community. Between Sept 13, 2020, and Sept 15, 2021, 602 community contacts (identified via the UK contract-tracing system) of 471 UK COVID-19 index cases were recruited to the Assessment of Transmission and Contagiousness of COVID-19 in Contacts cohort study and contributed 8145 upper respiratory tract samples from daily sampling for up to 20 days. Household and non-household exposed contacts aged 5 years or older were eligible for recruitment if they could provide informed consent and agree to self-swabbing of the upper respiratory tract. We analysed transmission risk by vaccination status for 231 contacts exposed to 162 epidemiologically linked delta variant-infected index cases. We compared viral load trajectories from fully vaccinated individuals with delta infection (n=29) with unvaccinated individuals with delta (n=16), alpha (B.1.1.7; n=39), and pre-alpha (n=49) infections. Primary outcomes for the epidemiological analysis were to assess the secondary attack rate (SAR) in household contacts stratified by contact vaccination status and the index cases’ vaccination status. Primary outcomes for the viral load kinetics analysis were to detect differences in the peak viral load, viral growth rate, and viral decline rate between participants according to SARS-CoV-2 variant and vaccination status. The SAR in household contacts exposed to the delta variant was 25% (95% CI 18–33) for fully vaccinated individuals compared with 38% (24–53) in unvaccinated individuals. The median time between second vaccine dose and study recruitment in fully vaccinated contacts was longer for infected individuals (median 101 days [IQR 74–120]) than for uninfected individuals (64 days [32–97], p=0·001). SAR among household contacts exposed to fully vaccinated index cases was similar to household contacts exposed to unvaccinated index cases (25% [95% CI 15–35] for vaccinated vs 23% [15–31] for unvaccinated). 12 (39%) of 31 infections in fully vaccinated household contacts arose from fully vaccinated epidemiologically linked index cases, further confirmed by genomic and virological analysis in three index case–contact pairs. Although peak viral load did not differ by vaccination status or variant type, it increased modestly with age (difference of 0·39 [95% credible interval –0·03 to 0·79] in peak log10 viral load per mL between those aged 10 years and 50 years). Fully vaccinated individuals with delta variant infection had a faster (posterior probability >0·84) mean rate of viral load decline (0·95 log10 copies per mL per day) than did unvaccinated individuals with pre-alpha (0·69), alpha (0·82), or delta (0·79) variant infections. Within individuals, faster viral load growth was correlated with higher peak viral load (correlation 0·42 [95% credible interval 0·13 to 0·65]) and slower decline (–0·44 [–0·67 to –0·18]). Vaccination reduces the risk of delta variant infection and accelerates viral clearance. Nonetheless, fully vaccinated individuals with breakthrough infections have peak viral load similar to unvaccinated cases and can efficiently transmit infection in household settings, including to fully vaccinated contacts. Host–virus interactions early in infection may shape the entire viral trajectory. National Institute for Health Research.
Publisher: United States: Elsevier Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1473-3099
EISSN: 1474-4457
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00648-4
PMID: 34756186
Source: MEDLINE
ProQuest Central

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Community transmission and viral load kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in the UK: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study

2022 Elsevier Ltd ;Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ;2022. Elsevier Ltd ;2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2022 Elsevier Ltd ;ISSN: 1473-3099 ;EISSN: 1474-4457 ;DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00648-4 ;PMID: 34756186

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