Investigation Revealed 98% of those Infected with COVID-19 After Christmas Dinner in Norway were Fully Vaccinated
Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) conducted an investigation after it was informed by a local laboratory about the COVID-19 outbreak at a Christmas dinner in Oslo on November 26th. Preliminary results of the investigation were published in the Eurosurveillance Journal on Thursday.
Investigation showed that one of the attendees had returned from South Africa on November 24th. The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 was first identified in Southern Africa in mid-November.
Based on the findings published in Eurosurveillance, of the 111 respondents, 66 (59%) were confirmed cases (26 based on WGS and 40 based on PCR VOC screening) and 15 (14%) were probable cases (PCR-positive only). One PCR-positive attendee was confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant (Pango lineage B.1.617.2),
