SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in hospitals and long-term care facilities in Germany: a national observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCFs) pose serious public health threats. We analysed how frequency and size of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in hospitals and LTCFs have altered since the beginning of the pandemic, in particular since the start of the vaccination campaign.

Methods

We used mandatory notification data on SARS-CoV-2 cases in Germany and stratified by outbreak cases in hospitals and LTCFs. German vaccination coverage data were analysed. We studied the association of the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and outbreak cases with SARS-CoV-2 cases in Germany throughout the four pandemic waves. We built also counterfactual scenarios with the first pandemic wave as the baseline.

Findings

By 21 Septembe

SUBMITTER: Suwono B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8759004 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature