ATLANTA - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data Tuesday that showed only a tiny portion of fully vaccinated Americans experienced a breakthrough COVID-19 infection between January and April.The CDC defines a fully vaccinated person as someone who has received all recommended doses of any of the three FDA-authorized COVID vaccines.
A breakthrough infection occurs when a fully vaccinated person tests positive no sooner than two weeks after receiving their final injection.According to the CDC, approximately 101 million Americans were fully vaccinated at the end of April.
Of that 101 million, only 10,262 breakthrough cases were reported in 46 states, which is equivalent to 0.01% of fully vaccinated people.The.