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Emerg Infect Dis
; 29(9): 1939-1941, 2023 09.
Article
En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37437566
Palau had no reported evidence of COVID-19 community spread until January 2022. We chart reviewed hospitalized patients who had a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result during early community transmission. Booster vaccinations and early outpatient treatment decreased hospitalizations. Inadequate hospital infection control practices contributed to iatrogenic COVID-19 and preventable deaths.
COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Humans , Palau