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We describe the impact of changing epidemiology and vaccine introduction on characteristics of COVID-19 outbreaks in 330 long-term care facilities (LTCF) in England between November 2020 and June 2021. As vaccine coverage in LTCF increased and national incidence declined, the total number of outbreaks and outbreak severity decreased across the LTCF. The number of infected cases per outbreak decreased by 80.6%, while the proportion of outbreaks affecting staff only increased. Our study supports findings of vaccine effectiveness in LTCF.

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Changes in COVID-19 outbreak severity and duration in long-term care facilities following vaccine introduction, England, November 2020 to June 2021
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Rebecca+Giddings&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Giddings Rebecca</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maria+Krutikov&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Krutikov Maria</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tom+Palmer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Palmer Tom</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christopher+Fuller&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fuller Christopher</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Borscha+Azmi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Azmi Borscha</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Madhumita+Shrotri&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Shrotri Madhumita</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Aidan+Irwin-Singer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Irwin-Singer Aidan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gokhan+Tut&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Tut Gokhan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paul+Moss&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Moss Paul</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Andrew+Copas&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Copas Andrew</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Laura+Shallcross&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Shallcross Laura</a></span>. Changes in COVID-19 outbreak severity and duration in long-term care facilities following vaccine introduction, England, November 2020 to June 2021. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2021;26(46):pii=2100995. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.46.2100995" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.46.2100995</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 18 Oct 2021;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 18 Nov 2021 </span> </p>
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