By vgreene, 18 August, 2021 CDC found there was no increased risk for any of the conditions and that the estimated benefits of vaccination prevention of COVID 19 and related hospitalizations ICU admissions and deaths outweighed the risks of experiencing GBS TTS or myocarditis postva
By vgreene, 18 August, 2021 Rare cases of myocarditis have been reported following mRNA COVID 19 vaccination 3 5 per million second doses 1
By vgreene, 17 August, 2021 However they are not 100 effective some fully vaccinated people will become infected called a breakthrough infection and experience illness For such people the vaccine still provides them strong protection against serious illness death
By vgreene, 17 August, 2021 The COVID 19 vaccines authorized in the U S are highly effective at preventing severe dz death incl against the latest Delta variant
By vgreene, 17 August, 2021 Delta variant The Delta variant called B 1 617 2 is the predominant strain of the virus in the U S Contributing to a surge of cases in India the U K and now across the globe the Delta variant causes more infections spreads faster than earlier forms of SAR
By vgreene, 17 August, 2021 Some data suggest the Delta variant might cause more severe illness than previous strains in unvaccinated persons
By vgreene, 17 August, 2021 Individuals infected w the Delta variant incl fully vaccinated people w symptomatic breakthrough infections can transmit it to others however vaccinated people appear to be infectious for a shorter period1
By vgreene, 17 August, 2021 Yes No vaccine is 100 effective However breakthrough infections cases where individuals get infected after being fully vaccinated happen much less often than infections in unvaccinated people1
By vgreene, 17 August, 2021 The most prominent strain in the U S the Delta variant is highly contagious more than 2x as contagious as previous variants the Delta variant also seems to produce the same high amount of virus in both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated people whereas prev
