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More than 99.9% of people who are fully vaccinated against covid-19 have not had a post-vaccination infection that ends in hospitalization or death, according to a CNN analysis of data from the Control Center. and Disease Prevention (CDC).
More than 164 million people in the United States were vaccinated as of Aug. 2, according to the CDC.
Less than 0.001% of that total - 1,507 people - died and less than 0.005% - 7,101 people - were hospitalized for COVID-19.
Is it legal to require vaccination against covid-19?
In many circumstances, yes
The last time the CDC released data on infections from fully vaccinated people was on July 26.
Those latest figures include 938 serious cases - 862 hospitalizations and 244 additional deaths - reported during that seven-day period.
The CDC does not provide further details on when these postvaccination cases (known as
breakthrough cases
) occurred.
Who are most affected by post-vaccination infections?
About three-quarters (74%) of all reported cases of infections in vaccinated people are in people 65 years of age and older.
Of the nearly 1,500 who died, one in five died from a cause other than COVID-19 even though they had been infected, according to the CDC.
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Since May, the CDC has focused on investigating only the cases of hospitalization or death of people who have been fully vaccinated.
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According to the CDC, these data are based on "passive and voluntary reports" and are a "snapshot" to "help identify patterns and look for signs among cases of post-vaccination infections."
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"To date no unexpected patterns have been identified in the demographic (distribution) of cases or in the characteristics of the vaccine among people" who report infections of this type, according to the CDC.
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