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- Wisconsin health officials stated only 605 people got COVID-19 out of the 1.8 million who were fully vaccinated.
- While slightly higher than the national average, this signals the overall effectiveness of vaccines.
- More than 321 million Americans have been vaccinated.
New data emerging from Wisconsin reveals that that state had 605 COVID-19 cases among the 1.8 million individuals who received full vaccination.
This represents 0.03 percent of the population who suffered from breakthrough infections — infections that occur after being vaccinated.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that this is a higher proportion than the national average of 0.008 percent of vaccine recipients who experience breakthrough infections. This data comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Officials stated in the data release that this could be a low projection.
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Regardless, these are still small percentages. Public health experts staunchly encourage Americans to get vaccinated.
“With such a small percentage of breakthrough cases, but with COVID-19 still active in our state, we continue to encourage everyone to get vaccinated with one of the three highly effective COVID-19 vaccines available,” Jennifer Miller, a spokesperson for the state Department of Health Services, said.
James Conway, a UW Health pediatrician and vaccine expert, told the Associated Press that the very low rates of breakthrough cases is “reassuring,” and shows that the vaccines are working.
CDC officials add that no vaccine for any illness is 100 percent effective, noting that scientific literature suggests that vaccination can promote an immune response — although cases tend to be less severe.
Miller corroborated this theory.
“Much like the flu vaccine, people who do become sick after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine tend to have milder symptoms,” she told reporters.
Nationally, more than 232 million vaccinations have been administered, coinciding with a staggering decline of 24 percent of new cases and further 5 percent decrease in hospitalizations.
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