said State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble. “Breakthrough infections are expected because no vaccine is 100% effective, but this new data mirrors national studies that show vaccinated people are well-protected against COVID-19.
DOH encourages all Hawaiʻi residents five and older to protect themselves and their families through vaccination.”In the January through September time period, DOH documented 36 deaths among fully vaccinated people in Hawaiʻi and 146 hospitalizations.
The overwhelming majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths reported in the same period occurred among unvaccinated individuals.The analysis also examined the effect of the Delta variant on vaccine efficacy.