Posted 23 ноября 2021,, 13:03

Published 23 ноября 2021,, 13:03

Modified 24 декабря 2022,, 22:37

Updated 24 декабря 2022,, 22:37

The Wall Street Journal: Breakthrough Infection Mows Vaccinated Seniors

The Wall Street Journal: Breakthrough Infection Mows Vaccinated Seniors

23 ноября 2021, 13:03
Even fully vaccinated people have a high chance of dying from covid, according to American analysts.
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One of the leading American analytical publications The Wall Street Journal draws a bleak prospect for the elderly: the risk of dying from covid after 65 years, even for a fully vaccinated person, is more than real, especially if he has concomitant diseases.

Breakthrough cases of Covid-19 are hitting older people and those with underlying health conditions particularly hard, according to a new review of data by The Wall Street Journal that sharpens the picture of who remains at risk despite vaccinations, writes WSJ.

State reporting is inconsistent but collectively shows there have been more than 1.89 million cases and at least 72,000 hospitalizations and 20,000 deaths among fully vaccinated people in the U.S. this year, the Journal found.

This phenomenon in medicine is called "breakthrough infection", that is, cases in which a vaccinated person becomes ill with the same disease that the vaccine is supposed to prevent. They occur when the vaccine does not provide immunity against the pathogen of the infection.

Analysts of the publication explain: who is more likely to get a breakthrough infection after a full vaccination. Breakthrough cases of covid hit the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions especially hard, according to a new survey of data, medical reports from various states in the United States show.

As you know, in 2021 in America there were more than 1.89 million cases of Covid-19, at least 72 thousand hospitalizations and 20 thousand deaths among fully vaccinated people. State and federal data generally show that the statistics of the pandemic are fueled primarily by the unvaccinated.

Breakthrough infections, however, are also on the rise due to an increase in the number of people vaccinated and a decrease in immunity among people who received vaccinations at an early stage. Experts from The Wall Street Journal analyzed medical data from a total of more than 21 million fully vaccinated people, as well as a series of reports from the states. Specifically, these data indicate that people with diabetes, chronic lung disease, kidney disease, and weakened immune systems are at risk of serious illness in the event of a breakthrough infection.

Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Rochelle Walenski said the number of vaccinated people aged 65 and older being admitted to emergency departments is increasing. Recent data from South Carolina show that 79% of people hospitalized with breakthrough infections have had at least one comorbid condition, such as diabetes. In intensive care units, where the most seriously ill patients are treated in hospitals, the percentage has increased to 88%.

“At the Medical University of South Carolina, almost all fully vaccinated Covid-19 patients in the intensive care unit have weak immune systems due to prior health problems,” says intensive care unit chief Andrew Goodwin. All the rest are elderly people, because age can also jeopardize the body's defense against disease ... "

Truveta Inc, which collects hospital-derived medical statistics from 1.7 million fully vaccinated people, found that people with diabetes, chronic lung disease, and chronic kidney disease are about two times more likely to be hospitalized due to a breakthrough infection. times higher than that of vaccinated people without these diseases. The likelihood of hospitalization for people with breakthrough infection but no associated health problems was about 7.5%.

Breakthrough infections hit the elderly the hardest. According to experts, about 80% of vaccine deaths occur in people aged 65 and over. The conclusion is based on a study of records of 19.5 million fully vaccinated people. The mortality rate in this age group is about 69%.

Aggregated data compiled by experts show that about 1.2% of fully vaccinated people have had a breakthrough infection. The tipping point for breakthrough infections occurs about 20-22 weeks after people have had their last vaccination.

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At the same time, the German TV channel NTV informs: every third person who died from the virus in Bavaria has been vaccinated. In October, this, the largest federal state of the Federal Republic of Germany, lost 372 residents. Of these, 108 were injected twice. The first week of November - 88 deaths. Before their death, 23 people managed to undergo a full course of antique protection.

True, the journalists clarify that all these are people of old age and with a bunch of concomitant ailments. Most often they were under 80, or even under a hundred. According to research by scientists from the Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI), 42% of those who were not saved by vaccines in Bavaria are very old people and old women. 18.5% of those killed are in the 18-59 age group. The rest - those who did not want to be vaccinated and their age varies from children to the very old.

It turns out that the higher the level of vaccination, the higher against the general background will be the proportion of those who died...

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