About The Study: The results of this study in Los Angeles County of 210 adults with recent Omicron variant infection suggest that more than half were unaware of their infectious status and that awareness was higher among health care employees than nonemployees, yet it was still low overall. Unawareness may be a key contributor to rapid transmission of the virus within communities.
Authors: Susan Cheng, M.D., M.P.H., of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27241)
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