Genomic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from vaccine breakthrough cases in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Kady D Waggle, Marissa P Griffith, Lei Zhu, Vaughn S Cooper, Daniel J Snyder, Vatsala Srinivasa, Tung Phan, Alan Wells, Graham M Snyder, Daria Van Tyne, Lee H Harrison, Jane W Marsh
Author Information
Kady D Waggle: Microbial Genomics Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Marissa P Griffith: Microbial Genomics Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Lei Zhu: Microbial Genomics Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Vaughn S Cooper: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. ORCID
Daniel J Snyder: Microbial Genome Sequencing Center, LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Vatsala Srinivasa: Microbial Genomics Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Tung Phan: Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Alan Wells: Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Graham M Snyder: Department of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. ORCID
Daria Van Tyne: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Lee H Harrison: Microbial Genomics Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Jane W Marsh: Microbial Genomics Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. ORCID
We performed whole genome sequencing on SARS-CoV-2 from 59 vaccinated individuals from southwest Pennsylvania who tested positive between February and September, 2021. A comparison of mutations among vaccine breakthrough cases to a time-matched control group identified potential adaptive responses of SARS-CoV-2 to vaccination.
References
N Engl J Med. 2021 Dec 9;385(24):e85
[PMID: 34706170]