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It’s not uncommon for a vaccine to forestall severe disease but not infection. Inoculations against the flu, rotavirus, polio and pertussis are all imperfect in this way - Apoorva Mandavilli
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This is why vaccinated people are still testing positive for COVID-19
With COVID-19 shots reaching billions of people, reports have grown more common of people getting infected with the coronavirus despite being vaccinated. Just as a natural infection doesn’t guarantee protection from reinfection with the virus, neither does immunization provide a perfect shield. Still, those who have immunity— either from vaccination or infection—carry a fraction of the risk of those who have none. So-called breakthrough cases among the immunized are a reminder that as long as the pandemic virus is prevalent in the world, it remains a threat to everyone.
1. Why are vaccinated people testing positive for the coronavirus?
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The Silent, Vaccinated, Impatient Majority
As patience with the pandemic wanes, leaders in widely vaccinated democracies are deploying a new political strategy.
As Virus Cases Rise, Another Contagion Spreads Among the Vaccinated: Anger
Frustrated by the prospect of a new surge, many Americans are blaming the unvaccinated. A tougher stance may backfire, some experts warn.
CDC Says New Mask Guidelines Informed by Cape Cod Outbreak
Vaccinated people infected by Delta variant appeared to carry as much virus as those in unvaccinated cases.
Fully Vaccinated but Anxious About a Return to Normal Life? You May Have ‘Cave Syndrome’
Instead of feeling freedom, many say they fear plunging back into socializing—and are awkwardly declining invitations out, avoiding throngs of people and dreading, or even putting off, the return to workplaces. STAY INFORMED Get a coronavirus briefing six days a week, and a weekly Health newsletter once the crisis abates: Sign up here. The phenomenon is common enough that it has come to be called “cave syndrome” on social media and in some psychiatry circles.
Should Vaccinated People Start Wearing Masks Again?
The bottom line is this: While being fully vaccinated protects against serious illness and hospitalization from Covid-19, no vaccine offers 100 percent protection.
Some Vaccinated People Are Dying of Covid-19. Here’s Why Scientists Aren’t Surprised
Vaccines aren’t 100% effective, so some people will be vulnerable to the virus even after receiving two shots
The New COVID Panic
What vaccinated people should really know about their risk from the delta variant.
Vaccinated People Can Spread Delta Variant, Suggests Data Behind The CDC Mask Guidance
The study details a COVID-19 outbreak that started July 3 in Provincetown, Mass., involving 469 cases. It found that three-quarters of cases occurred in fully vaccinated people. Massachusetts has a high rate of vaccination: about 69% among eligible adults in the state at the time of the study. It also found no significant difference in the viral load present in the breakthrough infections occurring in fully vaccinated people and the other cases, suggesting the viral load of vaccinated and unvaccinated persons infected with the coronavirus is similar.
Why Vaccinated People Are Getting ‘Breakthrough’ Infections
The vaccines are effective at preventing serious illness and death, but they are not a golden shield against the coronavirus.
C.D.C. Will Not Investigate Mild Infections in Vaccinated Americans
Some scientists support the decision to focus on the illnesses that cause deaths, tax hospitals and overwhelm the health care system. Still, the move has been controversial.
COVID Symptoms May Linger In Some Vaccinated People Who Get Infected, Study Finds
There's more potentially worrisome news for vaccinated people: In very rare cases, people experiencing breakthrough infections may be at risk for long-COVID symptoms.
Once you and your friends are vaccinated, can you quit social distancing?
Expect life to return to normal in 3 stages — not all at once.
Plan to Ditch the Mask After Vaccination? Not So Fast.
Why? Scientists do not know whether vaccinated people spread the virus to those who are unvaccinated. While all of the Covid-19 vaccines are spectacularly good at shielding people from severe illness and death, the research is unclear on exactly how well they stop the virus from taking root in an immunized person’s nose and then spreading to others. It’s not uncommon for a vaccine to forestall severe disease but not infection. Inoculations against the flu, rotavirus, polio and pertussis are all imperfect in this way.
Risk of covid-19 infection plummets 21 days after a vaccination
People who become infected post-vaccination are also less likely to have symptoms than those who test positive for the virus and haven’t been jabbed.
Some vaccinated people have gotten Covid-19. That’s no reason to panic.
Keep an eye on breakthrough Covid-19 cases, but remember that they’re expected.
Vaccinated? Show Us Your App
Covid-19 health pass apps could help reopen businesses and restore the economy. They could also unfairly exclude people from travel and workplaces.
This is why vaccinated people are still testing positive for COVID-19
With COVID-19 shots reaching billions of people, reports have grown more common of people getting infected with the coronavirus despite being vaccinated. Just as a natural infection doesn’t guarantee protection from reinfection with the virus, neither does immunization provide a perfect shield.
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