Epidemiological Characteristics of Sporadic Nosocomial COVID-19 Infections From June 2020 to June 2021 in China: An Overview of Vaccine Breakthrough Infection Events

Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 Oct 28:8:736060. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.736060. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has wreaked havoc on millions of people around the world. Although China quickly brought the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) under control, there have been several sporadic outbreaks in different regions of China since June 2020. This article described the chronological nosocomial COVID-19 infection events related to several sporadic outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in different regions of China. We have reported epidemiological characteristics and management measures of sporadic nosocomial COVID-19 infections from June 2020 to June 2021 and specially focused on the domestic COVID-19 breakthrough infection in China, such as domestic COVID-19 breakthrough infection-a vaccinated healthcare professional working in the isolation ward of a designated COVID-19 hospital.

Keywords: COVID-19 disease; asymptomatic carrier; nosocomial infection; scientific protective strategy; vaccine breakthrough infection.