Infection of healthcare workers despite a high vaccination rate during the fifth wave of COVID-19 due to Omicron variant in Hong Kong

• Main Authors: Shuk-Ching Wong (Author), Veronica Wing-Man Chan (Author), Lithia Lai-Ha Yuen (Author), Christine Ho-Yan AuYeung (Author), Jessica Oi-Yan Leung (Author), Chi-Kuen Li (Author), Monica Oi-Tung Kwok (Author), Simon Yung-Chun So (Author), Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen (Author), Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiu (Author), Anthony Raymond Tam (Author), Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung (Author), Kelvin Kai-Wang To (Author), Janice Yee-Chi Lo (Author), Kwok-Yung Yuen (Author), Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: No nosocomial infection was recorded in our healthcare workers (HCWs) during the early phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. With the emergence of the Omicron variant of increased transmissibility, infection in HCWs occurred as expected. We aimed to study th...