Comparison of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms at diagnosis among healthcare personnel before and after the emergence of the omicron variant

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 May;44(5):821-823. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.105. Epub 2022 May 4.

Abstract

We used a self-reporting system to compare symptom frequency of hospital personnel with coronavirus disease 2019 before and after the emergence of the Omicron variant. Omicron was more likely to result in asymptomatic carriage (7% vs 12%; P = .009), and fewer symptoms were observed in those with booster vaccination.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 Testing
  • COVID-19*
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Humans
  • Personnel, Hospital
  • SARS-CoV-2

Supplementary concepts

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants