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Breakthrough infections of Covid-19 despite full vaccination were more likely to be caused by variants of the SARS-
CoV-2 virus. — AFP
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Only about 0.01% of people became infected with Covid-19 between January and April (2021)
despite being fully vaccinated, a US government study con rming the shots’ high ef cacy showed on
May 26 (2021).

The report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documented so-
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called “breakthrough” cases among 101 million people fully vaccinated in the United States.

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“Even though FDA-authorised vaccines are highly effective, breakthrough cases are expected,
especially before population (or herd) immunity reaches suf cient levels to further decrease
transmission,” the report said.

It examined the period from Jan 1 to April 30 (2021).

A total of 10,262 infections were documented at 14 days or more after the nal dose of a vaccine
provisionally authorised by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for that time period, i.e.
P zer/BioNTech, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson.

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Of these cases, 6,446 (63%) occurred in females, and the median patient age was 58 years.
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The genomic sequences were available for 5% of all infections and showed that 64% of cases came
from viral variants of concern.
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The most signi cant was the B.1.1.7 variant that was rst identi ed in the United Kingdom.

The study occurred during a period when the SARS-CoV-2 virus was surging through the US, with
approximately 355,000 cases reported in the last week of April (2021) alone.

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“The number of Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations
persons will far exceed the number of vaccine breakthrough cases,” the authors wrote.

The US CDC noted that the actual number of vaccine breakthrough cases is likely to be substantially
higher because most will result in asymptomatic or mild infections that won’t be tested.

The data on viral variants is also limited by the lack of widespread surveillance systems.
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On May 1 (2021), the US CDC switched from monitoring all data on breakthrough infections to only
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About 164 million people – half of the total US population – have now had at least one dose of a
Covid-19 vaccine, while 39% have been fully vaccinated. – AFP Relaxnews

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