Public health officials have identified 168 âvaccine breakthroughâ cases in which people vaccinated against COVID-19 have later tested positive for the virus, including three fatal cases, the Oregon Health Authority announced Thursday.
OHA called the finding a useful reminder that no vaccine works 100% of the time, although the agency reiterated that the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines being distributed in the state âare all highly effective at preventing severe COVID-19 illness and death.â
COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases are instances in which an individual tests positive for the disease at least 14 days after receiving the final dose in a vaccination series. OHA noted that the 168 breakthrough cases identified so far represent a small fraction of the more than 800,000 Oregonians who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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