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Impact of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines on viral shedding in B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant-infected patients

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82073673), the National Science and Technology Major Project of China (2018ZX10715002-004-002, 2018ZX10713001-001), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), Key Research and Development Program of Department of Health of Jiangsu (ZDB2020036), and Project of Nanjing Infectious Disease Clinical Medical Center Construction (NA2021062071).

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  1. Nanjing Infectious Disease Center, the Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210003, China

    Zhiliang Hu, Miaomiao Xu, Yan Song, Changhua Yi, Junwei Li & Yongxiang Yi

  2. Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China

    Zhiliang Hu & Chengyuan Ding

  3. School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China

    Yi Yin & Zhihang Peng

  4. The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China

    Kai Wang

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Hu, Z., Yin, Y., Wang, K. et al. Impact of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines on viral shedding in B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant-infected patients. Sci. China Life Sci. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-021-2115-7

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