Why do breakthrough COVID-19 infections occur in the vaccinated?

More than 7 billion vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 have now been administered.1 Clinical trials and national epidemiological studies have shown that a variety of vaccines are effective in reducing cases, hospital admissions and deaths from COVID-19 in the months after vaccination. However, despite...

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Main Authors: Maclean, P, Mentzer, AJ, Lambe, T, Knight, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021
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description More than 7 billion vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 have now been administered.1 Clinical trials and national epidemiological studies have shown that a variety of vaccines are effective in reducing cases, hospital admissions and deaths from COVID-19 in the months after vaccination. However, despite effective vaccine campaigns in many countries, small but increasing numbers of breakthrough infections are being reported in fully vaccinated people.
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