Need evidence that the coronavirus shots are effective in controlling the pandemic? Look no further.
Vaccines decrease transmission and reduce the viral burden within communities. This is the concept of herd immunity — when there’s enough immunity in a population, through previous infection and vaccination, there are fewer opportunities for a disease to spread.
Vaccines were rolled out in the middle of an ongoing pandemic, when infections were actively spreading. That’s never been done before. Because of that dynamic, a good portion of vaccinated people have likely been exposed to COVID-19.: Of the over 123 million people who’ve been vaccinated, there have only been about 1,600 serious breakthrough cases reported. “Almost by definition, people were exposed,” Gandhi said.
The person who brought COVID into the facility was unvaccinated — a reminder to get your shots, McBride said. COVID spreads fiercely in close quarters like nursing homes, so outbreaks in these types of settings are to be expected. But even so, the vast majority of those who were vaccinated in the nursing home were well protected.
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