Category: Infection

Israel: 56% of serious coronavirus cases in hospitals are fully vaccinated

Eran Segal, a COVID expert and one of the top government advisers to the Israeli coronavirus cabinet said that while 56% of current serious COVID cases occur among fully-vaccinated individuals, the vaccine nevertheless remains the best possible protection against the disease.  More...

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Preprint: Transmission event of Delta coronavirus variant reveals multiple vaccine breakthrough infections

Here we describe a transmission of a Delta variant containing SARS-CoV-2 strain, between family members associated with events surrounding a wedding with 92 attendees, near Houston, Texas.  More...

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Israel: Hebrew University study finds Pfizer vaccine just 70% effective against Delta variant

In a separate report to the one we mentioned earlier where the efficacy of the Pfizer vaccine was estimated to be just 64%, a new study from the Hebrew University reports that the Pfizer vaccine is 70 percent effective against the new ultra-contagious Delta variant.  More...

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Israel: Pfizer vaccine effectiveness against coronavirus infection has dropped to just 64%

From June 6 – five days after the abolition of all coronavirus restrictions in Israel – until Tuesday, the effectiveness of the [Pfizer] vaccine against corona infection dropped to only 64%.  More...

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USA: Vaccine breakthough cases in Washington State by coronavirus variant to 30th June 2021

Washington State has recently published an update on the number of vaccine breakthrough cases.  More...

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