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Collected Item: “The Possibility of COVID-19 after Vaccination: Breakthrough Infections”

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The Possibility of COVID-19 after Vaccination: Breakthrough Infections

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COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing infection, serious illness, and death. Most people who get COVID-19 are unvaccinated. However, since vaccines are not 100% effective at preventing infection, some people who are fully vaccinated will still get COVID-19. An infection of a fully vaccinated person is referred to as a “vaccine breakthrough infection.”

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https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/effectiveness/why-measure-effectiveness/breakthrough-cases.html

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CDC

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2021-09-07
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