Table 1 Characteristics of study population of COVID-19 index cases and close contacts in California prisons

From: Infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections and reinfections during the Omicron wave

 

Index cases (n = 1,226) (n (%) or mean (s.d.))

Close contacts* (n = 1,226) (n (%) or mean (s.d.))

 

No COVID-19 vaccination (n = 273)

Any COVID-19 vaccination (n = 953)

No COVID-19 vaccination (n = 173)

Any COVID-19 vaccination (n = 1,053)

Sex

    

 Female

8 (3%)

30 (3%)

7 (4%)

31 (3%)

 Male

265 (97%)

923 (97%)

166 (96%)

1,022 (97%)

Age (years)

36.3 (10)

39 (10.7)

35.9 (10.1)

39.6 (11.1)

Race/ethnicity

    

 American Indian/Alaskan Native

0 (0%)

11 (1%)

1 (1%)

10 (1%)

 Asian or Pacific Islander

4 (2%)

12 (1%)

0 (0%)

10 (1%)

 Black

89 (33%)

221 (23%)

56 (32%)

244 (23%)

 Hispanic

145 (53%)

548 (58%)

88 (51%)

599 (57%)

 White

28 (10%)

136 (14%)

23 (13%)

155 (15%)

 Other**

7 (3%)

25 (3%)

5 (3%)

35 (3%)

COVID-19 risk score (range 0–12)***

0.7 (1.3)

1 (1.4)

0.71

1.1 (1.5)

Number of days of exposure between index case and close contact

2.4 (1.2)

2.2 (1.1)

2.4 (1.2)

2.3 (1.1)

Prior infection

84 (31%)

356 (37%)

59 (34%)

448 (43%)

Vaccination status

    

 Unvaccinated

273 (100%)

173 (100%)

 Ad26.COV2

113 (12%)

152 (15%)

  Completed only primary series

58 (51%)

70 (46%)

  Received booster or additional doses

55 (49%)

82 (54%)

 BNT162b2

188 (20%)

193 (18%)

  Received one dose of primary series

5 (3%)

3 (2%)

  Completed only primary series

55 (29%)

43 (22%)

  Received booster or additional doses

128 (68%)

147 (76%)

 mRNA-1273

652 (68%)

708 (67%)

  Received one dose of primary series

13 (2%)

25 (4%)

  Completed only primary series

229 (35%)

223 (31%)

  Received booster or additional doses

412 (63%)

462 (65%)

  1. History of prior natural infection and vaccination status reflect the index case and close contact’s vaccination and natural infection status on the day of first positive test (for index cases) or first exposure to an infectious index case (for close contacts).
  2. *Residents were considered close contacts of two index cases in rare cases (<0.01% of cases).
  3. **Other race/ethnicity based on self-reported data and those with mixed race/ethnicity.
  4. ***COVID-19 risk score was estimated by California Correctional Health Care Services as weighted sum of different comorbidities most associated with severe COVID-19 complications35.