SARS-CoV-2 viral load and detection of infectious virus in the respiratory tract are the two
key parameters for estimating infectiousness. As shedding of infectious virus is required for …

We have come a long way since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic—from hoarding toilet
paper and wiping down groceries to sending our children back to school and vaccinating …

Abstract SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to evolve and new variants emerge.
Using nationwide Danish data, we estimate the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 …

INTRODUCTION Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA
vaccines are highly effective at preventing infection and especially severe disease …

Abstract Background The Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant is responsible for a major wave of
COVID-19, with record case counts reflecting high transmissibility and escape from prior …

Sterilizing immunity after vaccination is desirable to prevent the spread of infection from
vaccinees, which can be especially dangerous in hospital settings while managing frail …

The current surgein infections with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant has made it clear to health
care workers and the public alike that fully vaccinated people remain at risk for SARS-CoV-2 …

Vaccination programs against SARS-CoV-2 constitute the mainstay of public health
interventions against the global COVID-19 pandemic. Currently available vaccines have …

The within-host viral kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 infection and how they relate to a person's
infectiousness are not well understood. This limits our ability to quantify the impact of …

The impact of vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 infectiousness is not well understood. We
compared longitudinal viral shedding dynamics in unvaccinated and fully vaccinated adults …