"At what frequency of vaccination do the vaccinated potentially pose an equal risk to the unvaccinated for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 inside restaurants in New York City?" by Paul Visintainer

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At what frequency of vaccination do the vaccinated potentially pose an equal risk to the unvaccinated for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 inside restaurants in New York City?

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Paul Visintainer, Baystate Health

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Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

8-1-2022

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

From August 2021 to 7 March 2022, New York City prohibited indoor dining in restaurants selectively for persons who had not received a Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. However, vaccinated persons may also be actively infected and potentially transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV‑2). Based on assuming a 7:1 ratio of COVID-19 cases in New York State for the unvaccinated versus the vaccinated, it can be estimated that when 87.5% of adults in New York City are vaccinated, the rate of unsuspected SARS-CoV‑2 infections (asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic) among vaccinated adults going to restaurants would be equivalent to that for the unvaccinated.

Keywords: Asymptomatic infection; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Mandates; Non-pharmaceutical measures; Restaurants; SARS-CoV‑2.

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35947224

Citation Information

Wormser GP, Visintainer P. At what frequency of vaccination do the vaccinated potentially pose an equal risk to the unvaccinated for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 inside restaurants in New York City? Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2022 Aug 10:1–3. doi: 10.1007/s00508-022-02067-2. Epub ahead of print.