We performed autopsies on persons in Germany who died from COVID-19 and observed higher nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 viral loads for variants of concern (VOC) compared with non-VOC lineages. Pulmonary inflammation and damage appeared higher in non-VOC than VOC lineages until adjusted for vaccination status, suggesting COVID-19 vaccination may mitigate pulmonary damage.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, VoC, SARS, variants of concern, B.1.617.2, delta variant, Viral load, Germany, B.1.1.7, Omicron variant, B.1.1.529, Alpha variant, pulmonary damage, Organ tropism,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, VoC, SARS, variants of concern, B.1.617.2, delta variant, Viral load, Germany, B.1.1.7, Omicron variant, B.1.1.529, Alpha variant, pulmonary damage, Organ tropism,