Breakthrough infection - Wikipedia
A breakthrough infection is a case of illness in which a vaccinated individual becomes infected with the illness, because the vaccine has failed to provide complete immunity against the pathogen (currently only viruses). [1]
What Is a Breakthrough Infection? - IDSA
Feb 7, 2024 · Breakthrough COVID-19 infections, which occur post-vaccination, can be due to factors like inadequate initial immune response, diminishing immunity over time or new virus variants; despite this, breakthrough infections remain less common than infections in unvaccinated individuals.
What to Know About Breakthrough Infections and the Delta …
Oct 18, 2021 · Breakthrough infections seemed to be vanishingly rare when previous versions of the coronavirus dominated in the United States. But recent outbreaks suggest that the numbers may be higher with...
Breaking down breakthrough COVID-19 infections
Aug 27, 2021 · While most severe infections and hospitalizations are among those who have not been vaccinated for COVID-19, breakthrough cases among those who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 have led many to wonder how concerned fully vaccinated people should be.
What The Latest Science Shows About Breakthrough Cases - NPR
Jul 21, 2021 · With news about vaccinated people getting coronavirus infections, should you be worried? How common are breakthrough infections? Here's what scientists know and what they're trying to learn.
COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections Reported to CDC ...
May 27, 2021 · As of April 30, 2021, approximately 101 million people in the U.S. had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Almost 10,300 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections were reported from 46 states and territories. Vaccine breakthrough infections occur in only a small fraction of all vaccinated people.
Breakthrough Infections: Coronavirus After Vaccination
Nov 23, 2021 · A breakthrough infection is an infection with a virus, bacterium or other germ after you have been vaccinated. This is an expected occurrence for a small percentage of those receiving any vaccine, since no vaccine for any disease is 100% effective in preventing infection in every person who receives it.
What to Know: Breakthrough Infections - The New York Times
Jul 26, 2021 · The term “breakthrough infection” refers to cases in which people who were fully immunized nevertheless become infected with the coronavirus. No vaccine is perfect,...
Vaccine Breakthrough Infections with SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Apr 21, 2021 · We describe two fully vaccinated persons in whom subsequent breakthrough infections with SARS-CoV-2 variants harboring a number of substitutions of interest developed.
Understanding Breakthrough Infections Following mRNA SARS …
Understanding Breakthrough Infections Following mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination. The current surge in infections with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant has made it clear to health care workers and the public alike that fully vaccinated people remain at risk for SARS-CoV-2 infections.