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. 2021 Oct 5:taab161. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab161

A SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant outbreak on airplane: Vaccinated air passengers are more protected than unvaccinated

Qiuying Lv 1,3, Dongfeng Kong 2,3, Yaqing He 3,3, Yan Lu 4, Long Chen 5, Jin Zhao 6, Siyang Feng 7, Yixiong Chen 8, Jia Wan 9, Ying Wen 10, Wei Gao 11, Zhigao Chen 12, Xiujuan Tang 13, Shujiang Mei 14, Xuan Zou 15,#, Tiejian Feng 16,#,
PMCID: PMC8522384  PMID: 34609488

Abstract

In-fight transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant could occur on airplane, and close contact is the main mode of transmission. Vaccination still protects against the Delta variant transmission.

Keywords: vaccine, inflight transmission, Delta variant, SARS-CoV-2

Contributor Information

Qiuying Lv, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Dongfeng Kong, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Yaqing He, Department of Pathogenic Biology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Yan Lu, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Long Chen, Department of Pathogenic Biology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Jin Zhao, Department of HIV/AIDS Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Siyang Feng, Department of HIV/AIDS Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Yixiong Chen, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Boan District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518001, China.

Jia Wan, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Ying Wen, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Wei Gao, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Zhigao Chen, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Xiujuan Tang, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Shujiang Mei, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Xuan Zou, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Tiejian Feng, Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

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