As the delta variant continues to spread, breakthrough COVID-19 cases continue to rise.According to data from Sept. 13 provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 178 million people in the United States have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. During that same time, 15,790 patients with breakthrough cases were either hospitalized or died.A new study out of Israel cites those with a previous case of COVID-19 coupled with a COVID-19 vaccine has the lowest rates of getting a breakthrough COVID-19 cases as compared to those who only had a vaccine or a previous case alone.”Well, if you look at people who only had COVID alone or in people who only got vaccinated alone, their breakthrough rates were higher than 10 percent they were in the 10 to 15, sometimes even up to 20 percent range,” TriHealth Medical Director and Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Stephen Blatt said. “But again that’s one study and it’s relatively small group of patients, we’re still collecting data on that. The delta variant has really only been with us for a couple of months so we need to learn a lot more about who’s at risk for getting breakthroughs.”Blatt likened those studied who have both layers of breakthrough protection to have “super immunity.””I mean I think if you’re looking to be as protected as you can be, I think if you even did have COVID infection, there is some natural immunity, but if you get a vaccine, you’re going to be even more well protected than you would be if you didn’t get the vaccine, ” Blatt said. “So I think, you know, if you had COVID In the past, you do have some natural immunity. We’re not sure how long that lasts. But if you’ve been vaccinated, you will be more well-protected them from your natural immunity alone.”WLWT asked Blatt if those with both layers of protection can breathe a sigh of relief in their day-to-day life interactions.”I’d be pretty comfortable that I was well protected, and I might still wear a mask out in really close quarters situations when you’re indoors with a bunch of people you don’t know but otherwise I probably feel pretty comfortable about going about my life,” Blatt said.When asked about the effectiveness of different kinds of vaccines to ward off breakthrough cases, Blatt said based on limited data, Moderna is showing to be the most effective, followed by Pfizer BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson. Still, he recommends people receive a free COVID-19 vaccine if they are able to obtain their shots. Click here to reach the study out of Israel. TriHealth notes the study shared with WLWT has not been peer-reviewed yet and some changes may be made by the time final publication comes out.
CINCINNATI —
As the delta variant continues to spread, breakthrough COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
According to data from Sept. 13 provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 178 million people in the United States have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. During that same time, 15,790 patients with breakthrough cases were either hospitalized or died.
A new study out of Israel cites those with a previous case of COVID-19 coupled with a COVID-19 vaccine has the lowest rates of getting a breakthrough COVID-19 cases as compared to those who only had a vaccine or a previous case alone.
“Well, if you look at people who only had COVID alone or in people who only got vaccinated alone, their breakthrough rates were higher than 10 percent they were in the 10 to 15, sometimes even up to 20 percent range,” TriHealth Medical Director and Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Stephen Blatt said. “But again that’s one study and it’s relatively small group of patients, we’re still collecting data on that. The delta variant has really only been with us for a couple of months so we need to learn a lot more about who’s at risk for getting breakthroughs.”
Blatt likened those studied who have both layers of breakthrough protection to have “super immunity.”
“I mean I think if you’re looking to be as protected as you can be, I think if you even did have COVID infection, there is some natural immunity, but if you get a vaccine, you’re going to be even more well protected than you would be if you didn’t get the vaccine, ” Blatt said. “So I think, you know, if you had COVID In the past, you do have some natural immunity. We’re not sure how long that lasts. But if you’ve been vaccinated, you will be more well-protected them from your natural immunity alone.”
WLWT asked Blatt if those with both layers of protection can breathe a sigh of relief in their day-to-day life interactions.
“I’d be pretty comfortable that I was well protected, and I might still wear a mask out in really close quarters situations when you’re indoors with a bunch of people you don’t know but otherwise I probably feel pretty comfortable about going about my life,” Blatt said.
When asked about the effectiveness of different kinds of vaccines to ward off breakthrough cases, Blatt said based on limited data, Moderna is showing to be the most effective, followed by Pfizer BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson. Still, he recommends people receive a free COVID-19 vaccine if they are able to obtain their shots.
Click here to reach the study out of Israel.
TriHealth notes the study shared with WLWT has not been peer-reviewed yet and some changes may be made by the time final publication comes out.