Most COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts outbreak among vaccinated, says CDC

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A new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that three-quarters of individuals who became infected with COVID-19 at ...

Syringes with the Pfizer vaccine are prepared for a coronavirus disease vaccine clinic aimed at youths ages 12 or older at La Colaborativa in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on Jun 11, 2021. WASHINGTON: Three quarters of people infected with COVID-19 at public events in a Massachusetts town were fully vaccinated, a study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said this was a"pivotal discovery" leading to CDC's recommendation this week that masks be worn in areas where cases were surging as a precaution against possible transmission by fully vaccinated people. Overall, 79% of the vaccinated individuals who were infected with COVID-19 also reported symptoms such as cough, headache, sore throat and fever. Four had to be hospitalized.Vaccinated individuals had received one of the three available shots made by Pfizer and BioNTech, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson, the data showed.

 

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