That is not quite correct. Effective May 1, 2021, the CDC switched to identifying and investigating those breakthrough cases that result in hospitalization and death. For the hospitalized and dead, the breakthrough rate is approximately 0.004% (5914 out of 161 million as of July 19, 2021).
The previous reporting period, Jan 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021, was not limited to only hospitalizations and death and saw 10262 breakthrough infections reported out of 101 million vaccinated people. This was a breakthrough rate of 0.01% but is probably undercounted. Approximately 12% of those were hospitalized or died.
COVID-19 Breakthrough Case Investigations and Reporting | CDC
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Originally Posted by Swoop
So the CDC, the organization that is supposed to keep us updated on the virus and it’s trends are months behind? The number of breakthrough cases is climbing and yet it is going unreported by the CDC. The fact is, they made the decision to stop reporting the number of breakthrough cases…
One former medical professional on TOTV constantly refers to the CDC’s .007% number when defending the vaccine’s effectiveness. I have never seen you respond to his posts regarding the use of that figure…
We were told since the onset of the virus that you could still spread Covid even if you were asymptotic. That’s why it was so important to wear masks. Because you could have the virus and not know it, and still pass it on to others. So why wouldn’t that hold true for breakthrough cases??…
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