The US continues to accelerate the administration of vaccines. As a result, 11 states reported that more than 50 percent of their population received at least one dose and if the current rate holds, half of the national population will get the first few days. But during a White House virtual briefing on April 12, Anthony Fauci, Managing Director, reminded the public that although it is very effective in protecting against COVID-19, it is still possible to catch the virus even if you are vaccinated for some reason. Read on to see how it is still possible to get sick after your shots, and for more information on what not to do after being vaccinated, The CDC warns you to avoid this one spot, even if you are vaccinated is.
In the speech with reporters, Fauci explained how some patients, even after being fully vaccinated, can become infected with COVID, referring to what is known as a ‘breakthrough infection’.
“We see it with all vaccines, in clinical trials and in the real world. No vaccine is 100 percent effective or efficient, which means we will always see breakthrough infections, regardless of the effectiveness of the vaccine,” Fauci explained.
Fauci further described how and why vaccines sometimes do not achieve their protective goals, by describing the two reasons. “There is ‘primary vaccine failure’, when for a number of reasons the body does not actually have an adequate immune response. It could be immune status, health status, age, medication you are using, or something wrong with the vaccines – storage, delivery, composition, He explained.
“‘Secondary vaccine failure’ can occur when immunity fades over time,” Fauci then explained. “Now a vaccine can also fail if someone is exposed to a new or different species or variant. Influenza, for example, is the most common of these, which mutates rapidly and genetically generally drives from season to season.” and adds that “even in a very good year, it is 40 to 60 percent effective.” And for more important updates, Johnson and Johnson just issued this urgent warning about the vaccine.
But Fauci then explained that, despite the fact that he was unable to prevent people from becoming completely ill, an important case was still successful, saying: “Even if a vaccine does not protect against infection, it often protects against serious diseases. “
The top infectious disease expert used the common flu as an example of why the shots can be so important, pointing to health data from the 2019-2020 season that show 7.5 million diseases and 6,300 deaths in a year when the applicators were administered is. vaccine was only 39 percent effective. “If you are vaccinated, you are undoubtedly less likely to catch the flu. But even if you get the flu and get sick, vaccination can reduce the severity and duration of the illness, and it can help you get out of trouble, he said. .
But despite the successes the U.S. has seen with increasing vaccinations, Fauci is also concerned about recent developments that could lead to another increase in cases. During an appearance on CNN later that day, Fauci said it was important that we did not ‘declare a victory prematurely’ and erase the progress made there.
“We see so much retreat from some of the social health measures, the mask assignments, the opening of the restaurant, the bars, we can not do that,” Fauci told CNN. Wolf Blitzer. “We have to wait a little longer until we get enough vaccine in people so that we can clearly blunt any boom,” adding that combining the pace of vaccinations and doubling safety measures would create a “turnaround” bring down case numbers again. And for more information on how effective your shots are, check out This is how long the Moderna vaccine really protects you, says new study.