More Than 99.99% of Vaccinated Americans Have Not Died or Been Hospitalized From Covid: CDC

Sarah RumpfAug 9th, 2021, 6:06 pm
 
UCLA ER doctor Medell Briggs-Malonson closes her eyes as she gets prepped for inoculation of the Covid-19 vaccine from nurse Eunice Lee at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, California on December 16, 2020

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The latest data from the CDC regarding the Covid-19 vaccines is extremely positive for two key factors: protection against death and hospitalization. In fact, the numbers show that for fully-vaccinated Americans, more than 99.99% of them “have not had a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization or death.”

The promising data comes from a CNN analysis of the information collected by the CDC, and the exact figures illustrate exactly how broad the protection have proven to be from the three vaccines approved for emergency use by the FDA:

As of Aug. 2, more than 164 million people in the United States were fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the CDC. Fewer than 0.001% of those individuals — 1,507 people — died and fewer than 0.005% — 7,101 people — were hospitalized with Covid-19.

The CDC also noted that 74% of the reported breakthrough cases — a positive case of Covid-19 in someone who was fully vaccinated — occurred in people who were at least 65 years old.

Moreover, out of the 1,507 people who died, one in five of those were “reported as asymptomatic or not related to COVID-19,” the CDC says.

The report comes amid heavy media coverage of the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus, as well as concerns about other potential future variants.

The Biden Administration has been seeking creative outreach strategies to encourage Americans to get vaccinated — including hiring Gen Z influencers — but perhaps they would be better served just repeatedly emphasizing data like this and the simple “vaccines work!” message found in many Twitter users’ reactions.

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Sarah Rumpf joined Mediaite in 2020 and is a Contributing Editor focusing on politics, law, and the media. A native Floridian, Sarah attended the University of Florida, graduating with a double major in Political Science and German, and earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the UF College of Law. Sarah's writing has been featured at National Review, The Daily Beast, Reason, Law&Crime, Independent Journal Review, Texas Monthly, The Capitolist, Breitbart Texas, Townhall, RedState, The Orlando Sentinel, and the Austin-American Statesman, and her political commentary has led to appearances on television, radio, and podcast programs across the globe. Follow Sarah on Threads, Twitter, and Bluesky.