518 Illinois residents have been hospitalized with COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. Most had underlying conditions, state data shows. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune People check in to receive COVID-19 vaccines on June 28, 2021, at the Pui Tak Center in Chinatown.
More than 500 Illinois residents, most of whom are older and have underlying health conditions, have been hospitalized because of COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated, according to data from the state health department.
But experts say the chances of getting a so-called breakthrough infection remain very low. In all, about 5.9 million Illinois residents are fully vaccinated.
“Right now, they are still very rare,” Dr. Ramon Lorenzo-Redondo, a COVID-19 scientist and researcher at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said of breakthrough infections. Even with the new delta variants, the protection rate offered by vaccines continues to be
518 Illinoisans have been hospitalized with COVID despite being fully vaccinated Most had underlying conditions, data shows
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