What to know about a striking new CDC study.
people. And unvaccinated people were a whopping 29.2 times more likely to be hospitalized than fully vaccinated people.
Of the fully vaccinated people diagnosed with COVID-19, just 3.2% were hospitalized , compared with 7.6% of unvaccinated people . Those who were fully vaccinated were also less likely to need intensive treatment after being admitted to the hospital for COVID-19: While 0.5% were admitted to the ICU and 0.2% needed mechanical ventilation, those rates jumped to 1.5% and 0.5%, respectively, among unvaccinated patients with COVID-19.
that occurred during the study period, 176 were among unvaccinated people. It’s also worth noting here that one-quarter of the 24 fully vaccinated people who died were immunocompromised . Evidence indicates that immunocompromised individuals get less protection from the COVID-19 vaccine because their bodies have a hard time mounting a sufficient immune system response . Ultimately, the death rate was about three times higher in unvaccinated people than fully vaccinated people .
This study also provides evidence that the protective effect of getting vaccinated is still strong against the delta variant, given thatin L.A. during the time period examined. At the start, delta accounted for only about 8% of cases. But the prevalence of delta jumped to about 90% by the end. Overall, this study adds to the pile of evidence that getting vaccinated seriously reduces a person’s risk for infection, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19—and drives home the point that widespread vaccination is
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