298 COVID-19 breakthrough cases confirmed in Arizona
Nationwide and here in Arizona, people who have already been vaccinated have come down with COVID-19.
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Health is working with the Centers for Disease Control and local health departments to investigate 298 confirmed breakthrough cases in vaccines in the state.
“We are working to identify patterns or trends in patient characteristics, the vaccine administered, or variant strains,” said AZDHS AZ Holly Poynter.
AZDHS says no deaths were reported due to COVID-19 breakthrough infection.
“Although no vaccine is 100% effective, we encourage all Arizonans to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccinations are a safe and effective tool for public health, which is critical to stopping the spread of disease and serious diseases and deaths due to COVID-19., “Poynter added.
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COVID-19 “Breakthrough” Cases
5800 people nationwide and nearly 300 people in Arizona came down with COVID-19 after being vaccinated – a reality that doctors can expect.
“If you remember, there was nothing guaranteed that was 100% effective against anything. It was a highlight, so it’s no surprise that a very small subgroup of people still get the vaccine and have antibodies. and contracted the virus, ”said Ross Goldberg, president of the Arizona Medical Association.
Goldberg says some of his own patients and colleagues across the country, who have already been vaccinated, have contracted the virus. But those with “breakthrough cases,” Goldberg says, had no serious symptoms.
“People are not admitted to the hospital, nor do they get really sick and die, which was the point of the vaccine, to provide protection, but it’s not going to be 100%.”
So far nationwide, more than 66 million people have been vaccinated and less than 1% of the people have been infected since then, and Goldberg says it is a good sign that the vaccine is doing its job.
“The big question is, can you pass this on to other people? We’re still figuring it out. “You’re always worried if you get something, but the vaccines help, even if you’re exposed, because there’s a protective layer given with antibodies that you develop from the vaccine.”
Goldberg says even if you are vaccinated, he recommends wearing masks, especially for the sake of others who may not be vaccinated around you. Once we achieve her immunity, he says it will be time to relax mitigation.
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