Tag: breakthrough cases

New Omicron Variant More Likely to Infect Vaccinated

Just last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 made up about 43 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States. But in New York City, that number is much higher. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene posted on Twitter that 73 percent of COVID-19…


CDC Should Track All Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases to Understand Vaccine Effectiveness: Experts

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in May 2021 stopped tracking all breakthrough cases of COVID-19, or those that occur in vaccinated people, and has since only tracked breakthrough cases that lead to hospitalization and death. While the agency has published several studies in the past year as part of an effort…


More Than Half of Israeli COVID-19 Patients Vaccinated as ‘Breakthrough Cases’ Rise

In Israel’s COVID-19 wards, nearly 60 percent of the country’s 514 patients hospitalized with severe or critical CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus symptoms are fully vaccinated, according to an Aug. 16 report. The figures were reported as doctors are continually learning which vaccinated patients are most vulnerable to severe illness, amid growing concerns about instances…


More Than Half of Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients in Israel Are Fully Vaccinated

In Israel’s COVID-19 wards, nearly 60 percent of the country’s 514 patients who are currently hospitalized with severe or critical CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus symptoms are fully vaccinated, according to an Aug. 16 report. The figures were reported as doctors are continually learning which vaccinated patients are most vulnerable to severe illness, amid growing concerns about…


Majority of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients are Fully Vaccinated at Israel Hospital: Doctor

An Israeli doctor says that the majority of COVID-19 patients hospitalized at his hospital are fully vaccinated and those with severe illness have also been vaccinated. Talking with Channel 13 TV News on August 5, Dr. Kobi Haviv, medical director of Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem said that “85 to 90 percent of the hospitalizations are…


Majority of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients at Hospital in Israel Are Fully Vaccinated: Doctor

An Israeli doctor says that the majority of COVID-19 patients hospitalized at his hospital are fully vaccinated and those with severe illness have also been vaccinated. Talking with Channel 13 TV News on August 5, Dr. Kobi Haviv, medical director of Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem said that “85 to 90 percent of the hospitalizations are…


Rep. Norman Tests Positive for Breakthrough Case of COVID-19

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) announced on Thursday that he has contracted a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Norman, who said he has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 since February, released a statement saying that he tested positive. “After experiencing minor symptoms this morning, I sought a COVID-19 test and was just informed the test results were…


35,000 Americans Getting Symptomatic COVID-19 a Week Despite Being Vaccinated: CDC

Some 35,000 vaccinated Americans are getting infected with COVID-19 every week, according to a recent estimate from a top U.S. health agency. While the COVID-19 vaccines reduce the incidence of disease, hospitalization, and death, approximately 0.02 percent of Americans who are vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus have still been contracting it on a weekly basis,…


35,000 Americans Getting Symptomatic COVID-19 per Week Despite Being Vaccinated: CDC

Some 35,000 vaccinated Americans are getting infected with COVID-19 every week, according to a recent estimate from a top U.S. health agency. While the COVID-19 vaccines reduce the incidence of disease, hospitalization, and death, approximately 0.02 percent of Americans who are vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus have still been contracting it on a weekly basis,…


China’s Guangzhou City Unexpectedly Suspended Vaccination Amid Worsening COVID-19 Outbreak

China’s southern city of Guangzhou has become the epicenter of a major new coronavirus outbreak. Starting May 31, locals must present a “health code” if they want to leave the city, an indication of a semi-lockdown. At the same time, however, local authorities decided to stop all vaccinations without a sensible explanation. Guangzhou’s deputy mayor…