Tech

Of the 77 million Americans who are fully vaccinated, here’s how many were infected with COVID anyway

It’s a miniscule percentage.

Photo of P.J. West

P.J. West

infected despite vaccine

From our friends at Nautilus.

Featured Video

While many Americans are receiving COVID-19 vaccines and getting the protection that vaccines afford, they’re not entirely failsafe. Indeed, the Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention has reported that nearly 5,800 people vaccinated against COVID out of 77 million have become infected. 

CNN reported, in an April 15 story, on what are known as “breakthrough cases” of COVID-19, occurring in vaccinated patients. 

“So far, about 5,800 breakthrough cases have been reported to CDC,” a CDC spokesperson told CNN via email, adding that, “to date, no unexpected patterns have been identified in case demographics or vaccine characteristics.” 

Advertisement

Read the rest of the story at Nautilus.


From our friends at Nautilus

As the new school year begins, pediatric hospitals are filled up with COVID patient
Within a 10-day span, 6 people from this Florida church died from COVID—the majority were under 35
What is the doomsday COVID-19 variant, and why are scientists concerned?
Another new variant, this one from Colombia, is spreading inside the U.S.
Does the COVID vaccine make your breasts bigger?
Advertisement


 
The Daily Dot