Breakthrough COVID-19 cases surge in Arizona. Heres why – Deseret News

Arizona has seen a slew of breakthrough COVID-19 cases among the fully vaccinated population, raising questions and concerns about the effectiveness of the vaccine.

Arizona has seen about 49,962 confirmed breakthrough cases among the states fully vaccinated population, per ABC15.

The breakthrough cases have been mostly among those who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Experts were also concerned that there was a higher share of people who got the Pfizer vaccine, meaning there would be a higher amount of Pfizer recipients who had breakthrough cases since more people got that vaccine overall, per ABC15.

Health experts told ABC15 that the recent surge of breakthrough cases in Arizona is tied to the vaccines waning effectiveness, specifically before the third booster shot.

However, experts recently told Roll Call, a data-driven political news site, that breakthrough cases will become more common as the coronavirus continues to circulate freely among a vaccinated population since the vaccine doesnt always stop the spread.

Carlos del Rio, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Emory University School of Medicine, told Roll Call that the vaccine can stop hospitalization and death, which is most important.

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