Almost 4,000 fully vaccinated people in Massachusetts have tested positive for COVID-19 The number of breakthrough cases in the state has been rare so far
Nearly 4,000 fully vaccinated people in
Massachusetts have tested positive for
COVID-19, according to recent data from the state Department of Public Health.
The number of breakthrough cases in the state has been infrequent so far -- accounting for approximately one in 1,000 vaccinated people.
As
of June 12, there were 3,791 coronavirus cases among the more than 3.7
million fully vaccinated individuals in Massachusetts, reports said.
"We’re learning that many of the breakthrough infections are
asymptomatic or they’re very mild and brief in duration," said Boston
University infectious diseases specialist Davidson Hamer, according to
the Boston Herald. "The viral load is not very high."
"Breakthroughs
are expected, and we need to better understand who’s at risk and
whether people who have a breakthrough can transmit the virus to
others," he continued. "In some cases, they’ll be shedding such low
levels of the virus and won’t be transmitting to others." Read more here: https://www.foxnews.com/health/4000-fully-vaccinated-tested-positive-virus-massachusetts