Carolyn T. Bramante, MD, On the Impact of COVID Vaccination on Viral Load
Breakthrough COVID-19 infections can occur after vaccination, but whether vaccination decreases viral load in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains unclear due to conflicting data. A recent cross-analysis of vaccinated and unvaccinated adults diagnosed with COVID-19 adds to the growing evidence about the significance of viral load in disease severity and transmission, and may have implications for the timing of vaccination, according to Carolyn T.