Small percentage of fully vaccinated still get covid

[Dreampuff]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/health/breakthrough-infections-covid-vaccines-cdc/index.html

[BannonsLiver]

1. That runs counter to our DU expert panel ruling

Which seems to be, based on what I’ve read in the anti CDC threads, that the vaccine is not the least bit effective.

[LizBeth]

3. Not only do I listen to the experts, I watch what is up. A solid 5 months of vacc

tells me I can believe them telling me my load will be light, good to hear that light load makes it hard to give to others so I will not kill, and covers variants. Me and mine a vacc'ed and th9ose refusing the opportunity to be vacc'ed are on their own.

[BannonsLiver]

5. Good call

Stick with verified experts rather than people around here trying to play “the big role” like they have some special insight.

[LizBeth]

7. +1

[USALiberal]

13. Post a link to a post where someone said they're not effective at all. Nt

[beaglelover]

17. Still trying? Nt

[Ms. Toad]

27. How about not making straw-man accusations that you know

have nothing to do with reality.

I have not read a single person who disagrees with the CDC on this issue (1st strawman: anti CDC) who has even come close to suggesting that "the vaccine is not the least bit effective" (2nd strawman)

[FarPoint]

2. So, it has always been known....

The vaccine is not a " shield"...It is a vaccine that programs the immune system to attack the invading covid-19 virus and destroy it.... I realize that also that the viral load is stifled by said immune response and is less likely to reach a level where infection to others will happen...This all depends upon the vaccinated individuals immune response capabilities...

[Dream Girl]

4. Why is this news? The vaccine prevents serious illness and death.

[Skittles]

10. if you can still get it, you can spread it

keep masking

[Dream Girl]

11. That's why masks were initially required..

[Skittles]

12. no shit

[BGBD]

16. Pass

The risk is acceptable to me. Both are unlikely in vaccinated people.

[Skittles]

19. jeez

yet another one who thinks it is all about YOU

[BGBD]

22. Science

You seem to think I should not listen to the science and do something that makes you feel better.

You are the one who thinks it's all about YOU.

[Skittles]

23. LOLOL

yes, crazy to care about docs, nurses, first responders

[BGBD]

26. That's why I got a vaccination

But go on with whatever nonsense you're talking about.

[beaglelover]

18. Wrong. Dr. F said today fully vaccinated people cannot

Spread COVID.

[liberal_mama]

33. A girl in one of my online groups is vaccinated and has Covid. The health department told her to

quarantine for 14 days. I was surprised. If an infected fully vaccinated person cannot spread Covid, it is really necessary for them to miss work for 2 weeks and stay home?

[GulfCoast66]

25. Actually unlikely. One of the excellent studies that led to the recent recommendations

Was of virus load in breakthrough cases. It is so small that they are not considered a risk to spread the virus.

The CDC actually thought of this. You know, like smart scientist do.

[Skittles]

30. have you heard of variants?

limited studies so far, changes as we go along, you know, because it is a pandemic

[madville]

29. Not likely according to Dr Fauci today on FTN

DR. FAUCI: Good question, JOHN. And what the- what the issue is, is that the level of virus in your nasal pharynx, which is correlated with whether or not you were going to transmit it to someone else, is considerably lower. So even though there are breakthrough infections with vaccinated people, almost always the people are asymptomatic, and the level of virus is so low, it makes it extremely unlikely, not impossible, but very, very low likelihood that they are going to transmit it.

[mucifer]

6. The article is a month old then 77 million fully vaxxed with 400 hospitalized with covid.

I'm curious what the numbers are now.

[dalton99a]

8. .

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/health-departments/breakthrough-cases.html

[BGBD]

20. So...

About 1,000 people who.were vaccinated later became sick enough with covod to need hospitalization...including a little over 200 who died from it. That's out of 115 million fully vaccinated.

So the odds of a serious breakthrough infection are about 1 in 100,000. And a death being 1 in 500,000. Numbers could be skewed a bit in either direction since we could assume that early vaxxers are also more likely to engage in other mitigation efforts or that early vaxxers are the most vulnerable to seriois infection.

[Jeebo]

9. Of course! The vaccines are not 100% effective.

I think Pfizer and Moderna claim about 94% effective. Not 100%. That's why I don't understand why so many people seem to be surprised when somebody who has been fully vaccinated gets Covid. Of course a few people will still get it. Getting your shots still cuts way down on your chances of getting sick. Get your shots, y'all. Do your part to help make this damn plague go away.

-- Ron

[LiberalFighter]

14. Why is this being posted? It is old news.

[Dreampuff]

31. Even though the date is clearly in the link,

It wasn't something I paid attention to while I was reading the story. I'm sure we are all aware that the vaccine is not 100% effective and I bumped into an article about it and wanted to share it here. My mistake.

[Crunchy Frog]

15. I wonder if that percentage might increase

when everyone is going maskless, with lots of virus still circulating. If you're exposed to more virus are you more likely to get a breakthrough infection?

[BGBD]

21. I dont see any evidence of

A real difference in infection trajectory between states with mask mandates and those who dropped them over past few months.

[Crunchy Frog]

24. I think we'll probably be seeing more data emerge in the next few months.

Even in places with no mask mandates, the type of people who tend to get vaccinated are also the type who are more likely to follow masking and social distancing guidelines.

I'm taking a wait and see approach.

[Ms. Toad]

28. This is more than a month old.

As of early May there are 112 deaths, and 9000+ infections.

[RegularJam]

32. Those are really good numbers. nt