Health officials in Arizona said that two fully vaccinated people died of COVID-19. Despite the deaths, local health experts reiterated that the coronavirus vaccine can effectively protect people from coronavirus-related hospitalizations and deaths.
Officials from the Pima County Health Department said the two vaccinated Arizonans who died were labeled “high-risk”, meaning they were either 65 years of age or older or they had diseases such as diabetes or chronic kidney disease.According to reports, it is not yet clear which variant infected the two residents Tucson.
According to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this is because the Delta variant has become the main variant in the United States. The report stated that it “may soon establish a dominant position in Arizona.”
“On a personal level, this is a tragedy because someone took steps to protect themselves but failed,” Dr. Joe Gerald, an associate professor at the University of Arizona School of Public Health, told the publication. “But at the demographic level, it is not a threat because these numbers are too small,” he added.
Pima County officials reported 401 breakthrough cases of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated people. It accounts for at least 0.075% of the county’s 535,800 fully vaccinated residents. Health officials also reported 16 cases of fully vaccinated people hospitalized with COVID-19.
The breakthrough case occurred when the Hawaii Department of Health reported the first COVID-19 death case involving a fully vaccinated resident. According to reports, this Oahu man over 80 years old had been hospitalized for various past illnesses before his death. Hole 2.
Officials in Warren County, Ohio also confirmed that a resident died of COVID-19 last week, even though he was fully vaccinated against the virus. According to reports, the resident was in his 70s and suffered from other health problems when he was hospitalized. CBS News Albany.
The White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients recently stated that in the United States, most COVID-19-related hospitalizations and deaths involve people who have not yet been vaccinated.
He said: “Almost all COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the United States now occur in unvaccinated individuals,” and pointed out that as the Delta variant spreads across the country, the number of cases will continue to increase. NBC Finance Channel.
Currently, the states with the lowest vaccination rates are Mississippi, Alabama, Wyoming and Arkansas.
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