Category: Delta
Malaysia: surge in Covid cases and deaths involving children reported
Covid-19 cases in Malaysia involving children leapt to 310,074 as at the end of August, which is 25 times more than the whole of last year. The number was only 12,620 last year. A total of 41 children have died so far this year, compared with just six in 2020, the health ministry said on Sept 2.
Reports of unusual symptoms among children have also surfaced online. On Sept 8, one Penang-based doctor claimed on Instagram that she had attended to two children within the same week who could not walk after becoming infected with Covid-19. The doctor said one of the cases involved a four-year-old girl who had a seizure a week after recovering from Covid-19. Three days later, the child’s mother reported that her daughter could not walk properly.
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UK: Vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta infections is 27% in Technical Briefing 23
The latest UK PHE Technical Briefing 23 has just been published covering the period up to 12th September 2021. It shows that the vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta infections in the UK continues to increase. The vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta infections is now 27%, having increased by another 4% in just two weeks.
Technical Briefing 23, 1st February 2021 to 12th September 2021.
27% vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta variant
| Technical Briefing 23 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st February 2021 - 12th September 2021 | Total cases | Cases in last 28 days | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated with 2 doses | ||
| Delta cases | 593,572 | 155,252 | 257,357 | 157,400 | 27% | vaccine breakthrough |
| Delta deaths | 1,798 | 722 | 1613 | |||
| Percentage | 0.28% | 1.02% | 265% | greater chance of dying |
Technical Briefing 22, 1st February 2021 to 29th August 2021.
23% vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta variant
| Technical Briefing 22 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st February 2021 - 29th August 2021 | Total cases | Cases in last 28 days | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated with 2 doses | ||
| Delta cases | 492,528 | 144,067 | 219,716 | 113,823 | 23% | vaccine breakthrough |
| Delta deaths | 1,798 | 536 | 1091 | |||
| Percentage | 0.24% | 0.96% | 293% | greater chance of dying if fully vaccinated |
Technical Briefing 21, 1st February 2021 to 15th August 2021.
19% vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta variant
| 1st February 2021 - 15th August 2021 | Total cases | Cases in last 28 days | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated with 2 doses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta cases | 386,735 | 127,091 | 183,133 | 73,372 | 19% | vaccine breakthrough |
| Delta deaths | 1,189 | 390 | 679 | |||
| Percentage | 0.21% | 0.93% | 335% | greater chance of dying if fully vaccinated |
Technical Briefing 20, 1st February 2021 to 2nd August 2021
16% vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta variant
| 1st February 2021 - 2nd August 2021 | Total cases | Cases in last 28 days | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated with 2 doses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta cases | 300,010 | 98,722 | 151,054 | 47,008 | 16% | vaccine breakthrough |
| Delta deaths | 253 | 402 | ||||
| Percentage | 0.17% | 0.86% | 411% | greater chance of dying if fully vaccinated |
Technical Briefing 19, 1st February 2021 to 19th July 2021
13% vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta variant
| 1st February 2021 - 19th July 2021 | Total cases | Cases in last 28 days | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated with 2 doses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta cases | 229,218 | 105,298 | 121,402 | 28,773 | 13% | vaccine breakthrough |
| Delta deaths | 165 | 224 | ||||
| Percentage | 0.14% | 0.78% | 473% | greater chance of dying if fully vaccinated |
Technical Briefing 18, 1st February 2021 to 21st June [sic] 2021
9% vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta variant
| 1st February 2021 - *21st June 2021 | Total cases | Cases in last 28 days | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated with 2 doses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta cases | 123,620 | 63,707 | 71,932 | 10,834 | 9% | vaccine breakthrough |
| Delta deaths | 92 | 118 | ||||
| Percentage | 0.13% | 1.09% | 752% | greater chance of dying if fully vaccinated |
Technical Briefing 17, 1st February 2021 to 21st June 2021
8% vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta variant
| 1st February 2021 - 21st June 2021 | Total cases | Cases in last 28 days | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated with 2 doses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta cases | 92,029 | 79,336 | 53,822 | 7,235 | 8% | vaccine breakthrough |
| Delta deaths | 44 | 50 | ||||
| Percentage | 0.08% | 0.69% | 745% | greater chance of dying if fully vaccinated |
Technical Briefing 16, 1st February 2021 to 14th June
7% vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta variant
| 1st February 2021 - 14th June 2021 | Total cases | Cases in last 28 days | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated with 2 doses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta cases | 60,624 | 53,177 | 35,521 | 4,087 | 7% | vaccine breakthrough |
| Delta deaths | 34 | 26 | ||||
| Percentage | 0.10% | 0.64% | 565% | greater chance of dying if fully vaccinated |
Technical Briefing 15, 1st February 2021 to 7th June 2021
5% vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta variant
| 1st February 2021 - 7th June 2021 | Total cases | Cases in last 28 days | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated with 2 doses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta cases | 33,206 | 28,738 | 19,573 | 1,785 | 5% | vaccine breakthrough |
| Delta deaths | 23 | 12 | ||||
| Percentage | 0.12% | 0.67% | 472% | greater chance of dying if fully vaccinated |
Technical Briefing 14, 1st February 2021 to 31st May 2021
3% vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta variant
| 1st February 2021 - 31st May 2021 | Total cases | Cases in last 28 days | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated with 2 doses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta cases | 9,427 | 7,744 | 5,172 | 267 | 3% | vaccine breakthrough |
| Delta deaths | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Percentage | 0.21% | 0.75% | 252% | greater chance of dying if fully vaccinated |
Public Health England releases detailed vaccine breakthrough information
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Israel: 11% of children who recover from coronavirus suffer from Long Covid
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Israel: 40% of new Covid cases are in children under 11yrs
The Israeli Health Ministry says 650 people currently hospitalized with Covid are in serious condition, 172 of them on ventilators. 40% of newly confirmed Covid cases are in children under the age of 11 and only 4% in the over 60 population.
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Ireland: 54% of hospitalized Covid patients are fully vaccinated
About half of all Covid-19 patients in Irish hospitals and intensive care units are fully vaccinated against the disease, new figures show. One-sixth of deaths of people with the virus since April have been categorised as breakthrough infections of fully vaccinated patients, according to Health Service Executive data.
More than one-quarter of ICU admissions since July were also breakthrough infections of fully vaccinated people.
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The UK announces its winter Covid plans
The UK has announced its plans to keep Covid-19 at bay this coming winter.
Here is Plan A (it’s basically the status quo):
* Building our defences through pharmaceutical interventions: vaccines, antivirals and disease modifying therapeutics.
* Identifying and isolating positive cases to limit transmission: Test, Trace and Isolate.
* Supporting the NHS and social care: managing pressures and recovering services.
* Advising people on how to protect themselves and others: clear guidance and communications.
* Pursuing an international approach: helping to vaccinate the world and managing risks at the border.
If Plan A doesn’t work, there is a Plan B:
* Communicating clearly and urgently to the public that the level of risk has increased, and with it the need to behave more cautiously.
* Introducing mandatory vaccine-only COVID-status certification in certain settings.
* Legally mandating face coverings in certain settings.
* You may be asked to work from home
And if Plan B doesn’t keep the dragons at bay, there’s always Plan C. It’s not explicitly mentioned, but it’s another lockdown.
Well, it’s not quite what we had in mind, it’s detention material at best, but, let’s move on shall we?
Here’s the winter plan in full: UK.GOV: COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021
UK: Despite a 65% vaccination rate, the Covid situation is far worse than September 2020
The UK announced its plan to deal with Covid this coming winter in a marathon one hour press conference in Downing Street this afternoon. The main image pretty much sums it up. Despite 65% of the UK population having been vaccinated, the current Covid situation is far worse than at the same point last year.
At 24:25 in the conference:
Oh, and the vaccines have been so successful you will need to have a third dose to top up that incredible success.
65% of the population have been vaccinated in the UK:
Whilst the Downing Street press conference was being held, today’s UK Covid figures were released. Another 185 people have died and more than 1,000 have gone into hospital since yesterday.
If you have an hour to spare, here’s that Downing Street press conference in full
**UPDATE **
UK SAGE: Between 2,000 and 7,000 people a day could be hospitalised with Covid in England next month (The Guardian)
SAGE DOCUMENT: SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 8 September 2021
Mongolia: 7 beavers found infected with Delta variant Covid-19, 2 dead, in Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia’s National Center for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) said that at least seven beavers in the country have been found infected with Covid-19.
NCZD director Nyamdorj Sogbadrakh told local media that the staff at the Ulaanbaatar Breeding Center in the capital Ulaanbaatar’s environment department took the Covid test in August. After that, the delta variant was detected in seven beavers.
This is the first time that Covid-19 has been detected in animals in Mongolia, Xinhua news agency quoted Sogbdrakh as saying.
** Update 15th September 2021 ** Several news outlets are saying the infected animals are beavers and not otters. The Chinese source below also says two of the beavers have died of Covid.
“This is the first confirmed cases of animal deaths in the country due to COVID-19. The dead beavers were from the Beaver Breeding Center at the Environmental Department of the capital Ulan Bator, and another seven beavers of the center have tested positive for the virus, according to the country’s National Center for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD).
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China: man tests positive after 3 weeks in quarantine and 9 negative Covid tests
A man who completed 21 days of mandatory quarantine upon returning to China from overseas has been identified as the likely source of a new Covid outbreak. The man underwent 14 days of compulsory hotel quarantine, another 7 days in centralized quarantine and then a further week of health monitoring. He had tested negative for the virus nine times during 21 days of quarantine, before testing positive 37 days after entering China.
Putian’s locally-transmitted epidemic mainly has two chains of transmission – the one relating to Putou Primary School and one relating to Xiesheng shoe-making factory. The total infections from the school increased to at least 15 and at least 10 other infections from the Xiesheng shoe-making factory as of press time.
Preliminary studies suggest the outbreak may be traced to father of a student at the school who recently returned to Putian from Singapore. The person surnamed Lin tested positive on September 10, 38 days after returning from Singapore on August 4, during which he took nine nucleic acid and serologic tests, which were all negative.
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USA: All Federal employees must be vaccinated
“I have determined that to promote the health and safety of the Federal workforce and the efficiency of the civil service, it is necessary to require COVID-19 vaccination for all Federal employees, subject to such exceptions as required by law.” Joe Biden, 9th September 2021
Executive Order on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees
September 09, 2021
• Presidential Actions
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 3301, 3302, and 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of my Administration to halt the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant, by relying on the best available data and science-based public health measures. The Delta variant, currently the predominant variant of the virus in the United States, is highly contagious and has led to a rapid rise in cases and hospitalizations. The nationwide public health emergency, first declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, remains in effect, as does the National Emergency Concerning the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) declared pursuant to the National Emergencies Act in Proclamation 9994 of March 13, 2020 (Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services has determined that the best way to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to prevent infection by the Delta variant or other variants is to be vaccinated.
COVID-19 vaccines are widely available in the United States. They protect people from getting infected and severely ill, and they significantly reduce the likelihood of hospitalization and death. As of the date of this order, one of the COVID-19 vaccines, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, also known as Comirnaty, has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and two others, the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine, have been authorized by the FDA for emergency use. The FDA has determined that all three vaccines meet its rigorous standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality.
The health and safety of the Federal workforce, and the health and safety of members of the public with whom they interact, are foundational to the efficiency of the civil service. I have determined that ensuring the health and safety of the Federal workforce and the efficiency of the civil service requires immediate action to protect the Federal workforce and individuals interacting with the Federal workforce. It is essential that Federal employees take all available steps to protect themselves and avoid spreading COVID-19 to their co-workers and members of the public. The CDC has found that the best way to do so is to be vaccinated.
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force), established by Executive Order 13991 of January 20, 2021 (Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing), has issued important guidance to protect the Federal workforce and individuals interacting with the Federal workforce. Agencies have also taken important actions, including in some cases requiring COVID-19 vaccination for members of their workforce.
Accordingly, building on these actions, and in light of the public health guidance regarding the most effective and necessary defenses against COVID-19, I have determined that to promote the health and safety of the Federal workforce and the efficiency of the civil service, it is necessary to require COVID-19 vaccination for all Federal employees, subject to such exceptions as required by law.
Sec. 2. Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Each agency shall implement, to the extent consistent with applicable law, a program to require COVID-19 vaccination for all of its Federal employees, with exceptions only as required by law. The Task Force shall issue guidance within 7 days of the date of this order on agency implementation of this requirement for all agencies covered by this order.
Sec. 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this order:
(a) The term “agency” means an Executive agency as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105 (excluding the Government Accountability Office).
(b) The term “employee” means an employee as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2105 (including an employee paid from nonappropriated funds as referenced in 5 U.S.C. 2105(c)).
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) If any provision of this order, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of any of its other provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 9 2021
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WHO: Vaccines won’t save us. We’ll have to learn to live with the virus
The World Health Organization has thrown in the towel and surrendered to Covid. The WHO have finally realised that Covid-19 vaccines aren’t going to save our asses, and they are now recommending that governments around the world learn to live with the virus. Yes, that’ll be the same virus that has already killed millions, disabled tens of millions, and infected hundreds of millions. Sars-CoV-2 is apparently something we can learn to live with though, just like the ebola virus, or polio, or smallpox, or the bubonic plague.
Welcome to the new normal!
Dr Hans Kluge: “I think it brings us to the point that the aim of a vaccination is first and foremost to prevent more serious disease, and that’s mortality. If we consider that Covid will continue to mutate and remain with us, the way influenza is, then we should anticipate how to gradually adapt our vaccination strategy to endemic transmission and gather really precious knowledge about the impact of additional jabs,” he added.
Hans Kluge quotes from The Straitstimes.com article
The Daily Mail has gone into meltdown over this one: “Covid vaccines won’t end pandemic and officials must now ‘gradually adapt strategy’ to cope with inevitable spread of virus, World Health Organization official warns“
** Just to be clear, there will be NO mild “endemic” phase of Sars-CoV-2. Throwing in the towel now will condemn hundreds of millions to die because we haven’t got the backbone to make the sacrifices necessary. **
Public Health England releases detailed vaccine breakthrough information
Public Health England have finally released some detailed vaccine breakthrough data for England this week. The data covers the period 9th August to 5th September 2021, some 8 months after the vaccination campaigns first began.
Rather than putting our own interpretation on the figures, we’ll simply republish the charts and let you decide whether they reflect your understanding of what was on offer when the vaccines were first approved and rolled out.
Firstly, cases by vaccination status:
Secondly, hospitalizations by vaccination status:
And lastly, deaths by vaccination status:
The full Public Health England report is here: “COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report Week 36“
28th May 2021: UK Health Secretary says vaccines are “severing the link between cases and hospitalizations and deaths from coronavirus“.
Scotland: 70% of Covid deaths and 58% of hospitalizations are fully vaccinated
Vaccine breakthrough cases in Washington State to 8th September 2021
This week’s update from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases and which Sars-CoV-2 variant is causing them up to 8th September 2021. The Delta variant, which now accounts for 72% of all vaccine breakthrough cases in the state, has posted another large increase this week. 423 new vaccine breakthrough cases are listed for Delta, but that number is actually slightly down on last week’s figure of 443 cases.
Vaccine Breakthroughs up to 8th September 2021
| 8th Sept 2021 Variant | Lineage | Number of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Sequences From All Covid-19 Cases With Variant | Increase in Number of Breakthroughs From Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | B.1.1.7 | 402 | 13% | 32% | 3 |
| Gamma | P.1 | 199 | 6% | 7% | 3 |
| Epsilon | B.1.429 | 124 | 4% | 11% | 0 |
| Delta | B.1.617.2 | 2260 | 72% | 29% | 423 |
| Iota | B.1.526 | 34 | 1% | 2% | 0 |
| Beta | B.1.351 | 11 | 0% | 1% | 0 |
| Epsilon | B.1.427 | 13 | 0% | 1% | 0 |
| Eta | B.1.525 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Kappa | B.1.617.1 | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| B.1.617.3 | B.1.617.3 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Other | Other | 105 | 3% | 16% | -7 |
| Total | Total | 3155 | 100% | 100% | 422 |
Vaccine Breakthroughs up to 1st September 2021
| 1st Sept 2021 Variant | Lineage | Number of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Sequences From All Covid-19 Cases With Variant | Increase in Number of Breakthroughs From Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | B.1.1.7 | 399 | 15% | 33% | 1 |
| Gamma | P.1 | 196 | 7% | 8% | -2 |
| Epsilon | B.1.429 | 124 | 5% | 12% | 0 |
| Delta | B.1.617.2 | 1837 | 67% | 25% | 443 |
| Iota | B.1.526 | 34 | 1% | 2% | 0 |
| Beta | B.1.351 | 11 | 0% | 1% | 0 |
| Epsilon | B.1.427 | 13 | 0% | 1% | 1 |
| Eta | B.1.525 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Kappa | B.1.617.1 | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| B.1.617.3 | B.1.617.3 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Other | Other | 112 | 4% | 18% | -111 |
| Total | Total | 2733 | 100% | 100% | 332 |
Vaccine Breakthroughs up to 25th August 2021
| 25th August 2021 Variant | Lineage | Number of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Sequences From All Covid-19 Cases With Variant | Increase in Number of Breakthroughs From Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | B.1.617.2 | 1394 | 58% | 18% | 546 |
| Alpha | B.1.1.7 | 398 | 17% | 31% | 40 |
| Gamma | P.1 | 198 | 8% | 7% | 12 |
| Epsilon | B.1.429 | 124 | 5% | 11% | 7 |
| Iota | B.1.526 | 34 | 1% | 2% | 6 |
| Epsilon | B.1.427 | 12 | 0% | 1% | 1 |
| Beta | B.1.351 | 11 | 0% | 1% | 1 |
| Eta | B.1.525 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Kappa | B.1.617.1 | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Other | Other | 223 | 9% | 27% | -540 |
| Total | Total | 2401 | 100% | 100% | 73 |
Vaccine Breakthroughs up to 18th August 2021
| 18th August 2021 Variant | Lineage | Number of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Sequences From All Covid-19 Cases With Variant | Increase in Number of Breakthroughs From Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | B.1.617.2 | 848 | 36% | 12% | 219 |
| Alpha | B.1.1.7 | 358 | 15% | 30% | 6 |
| Gamma | P.1 | 186 | 8% | 7% | 4 |
| Epsilon | B.1.429 | 117 | 5% | 11% | 1 |
| Iota | B.1.526 | 28 | 1% | 2% | 0 |
| Epsilon | B.1.427 | 11 | 0% | 1% | 0 |
| Beta | B.1.351 | 10 | 0% | 1% | 0 |
| Eta | B.1.525 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Kappa | B.1.617.1 | 3 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Other | Other | 763 | 33% | 35% | 676 |
| Total | Total | 2328 | 100% | 100% | 908 |
Vaccine Breakthroughs up to 11th August 2021
| 11th August 2021 Variant | Lineage | Number of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Sequences From All Covid-19 Cases With Variant | Increase in Number of Breakthroughs From Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | B.1.617.2 | 629 | 44% | 12% | 224 |
| Alpha | B.1.1.7 | 352 | 25% | 39% | 9 |
| Gamma | P.1 | 182 | 13% | 9% | 7 |
| Epsilon | B.1.429 | 116 | 8% | 14% | 0 |
| Iota | B.1.526 | 28 | 2% | 3% | 1 |
| Epsilon | B.1.427 | 11 | 1% | 2% | 0 |
| Beta | B.1.351 | 10 | 1% | 1% | 0 |
| Eta | B.1.525 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Kappa | B.1.617.1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Other | Other | 87 | 6% | 20% | 37 |
| Total | Total | 1420 | 100% | 100% | 278 |
Vaccine Breakthroughs up to 4th August 2021
| 4th August 2021 Variant | Lineage | Number of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Sequences From All Covid-19 Cases With Variant | Increase in Number of Breakthroughs From Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | B.1.617.2 | 405 | 35% | 10% | 151 |
| Alpha | B.1.1.7 | 343 | 30% | 41% | 6 |
| Gamma | P.1 | 175 | 15% | 9% | 7 |
| Epsilon | B.1.429 | 116 | 10% | 15% | 0 |
| Iota | B.1.526 | 27 | 2% | 3% | 1 |
| Epsilon | B.1.427 | 11 | 1% | 2% | 0 |
| Beta | B.1.351 | 10 | 1% | 1% | 0 |
| Eta | B.1.525 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Kappa | B.1.617.1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Other | Other | 50 | 4% | 19% | -4 |
| Total | 1142 | 100% | 100% | 161 |
Vaccine Breakthroughs up to 28th July 2021
| 28th July 2021 Variant | Lineage | Number of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Sequences From All Covid-19 Cases With Variant | Increase in Number of Breakthroughs From Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | B.1.1.7 | 337 | 34% | 43% | 29 |
| Gamma | P.1 | 168 | 17% | 10% | 12 |
| Epsilon | B.1.429 | 116 | 12% | 15% | 3 |
| Delta | B.1.617.2 | 254 | 26% | 7% | 141 |
| Iota | B.1.526 | 26 | 3% | 3% | 4 |
| Beta | B.1.351 | 10 | 1% | 1% | 0 |
| Epsilon | B.1.427 | 11 | 1% | 2% | 0 |
| Eta | B.1.525 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Kappa | B.1.617.1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Zeta | P.2 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Other | Other | 54 | 6% | 18% | 4 |
| Total | 981 | 100% | 100% | 193 |
Vaccine Breakthroughs up to 21st July 2021
| 21st July 2021 Variant | Lineage | Number of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Sequences From All Covid-19 Cases With Variant | Increase in Number of Breakthroughs From Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | B.1.1.7 | 308 | 39% | 44% | -1 |
| Gamma | P.1 | 156 | 20% | 10% | 9 |
| Epsilon | B.1.429 | 113 | 14% | 16% | 0 |
| Delta | B.1.617.2 | 113 | 14% | 4% | 23 |
| Iota | B.1.526 | 22 | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Beta | B.1.351 | 10 | 1% | 1% | -1 |
| Epsilon | B.1.427 | 11 | 1% | 2% | 0 |
| Eta | B.1.525 | 4 | 1% | 0% | 0 |
| Kappa | B.1.617.1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Zeta | P.2 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Other | Other | 50 | 6% | 19% | 0 |
| Total | 788 | 100% | 100% | 30 |
Vaccine Breakthroughs up to 14th July 2021
| 14th July 2021 Variant | Lineage | Number of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Sequences From All Covid-19 Cases With Variant | Increase in Number of Breakthroughs From Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | B.1.1.7 | 309 | 41% | 44% | 12 |
| Gamma | P.1 | 147 | 19% | 10% | 6 |
| Epsilon | B.1.429 | 113 | 15% | 16% | 0 |
| Delta | B.1.617.2 | 90 | 12% | 4% | 20 |
| Iota | B.1.526 | 22 | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Beta | B.1.351 | 11 | 1% | 1% | 0 |
| Epsilon | B.1.427 | 11 | 1% | 2% | 0 |
| Eta | B.1.525 | 4 | 1% | 0% | 0 |
| Kappa | B.1.617.1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Zeta | P.2 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Other | Other | 49 | 6% | 20% | 0 |
| Total | 757 | 100% | 100% | 39 |
Vaccine Breakthroughs up to 7th July 2021
| 7th July 2021 Variant | Lineage | Number of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Sequences From All Covid-19 Cases With Variant | Increase in Number of Breakthroughs From Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | B.1.1.7 | 297 | 41% | 44% | 11 |
| Gamma | P.1 | 139 | 19% | 9% | 6 |
| Epsilon | B.1.429 | 113 | 16% | 16% | 0 |
| Delta | B.1.617.2 | 70 | 10% | 4% | 30 |
| Iota | B.1.526 | 21 | 3% | 3% | 7 |
| Beta | B.1.351 | 11 | 2% | 1% | 1 |
| Epsilon | B.1.427 | 11 | 2% | 2% | 0 |
| Eta | B.1.525 | 4 | 1% | 0% | 0 |
| Kappa | B.1.617.1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Zeta | P.2 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Other | 49 | 7% | 20% | 0 | |
| Total | 716 | 100% | 100% | 55 |
Vaccine Breakthroughs up to 30th June 2021
| 30th June 2021 Variant | Lineage | Number of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Vaccine Breakthrough Cases With Variant | Percentage of Sequences From All Covid-19 Cases With Variant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | B.1.1.7 | 286 | 37% | 38% |
| Gamma | P.1 | 133 | 17% | 8% |
| Epsilon | B.1.429 | 113 | 15% | 14% |
| Delta | B.1.617.2 | 40 | 5% | 2% |
| Iota | B.1.526 | 14 | 2% | 3% |
| Beta | B.1.351 | 10 | 1% | 1% |
| Epsilon | B.1.427 | 11 | 1% | 2% |
| Eta | B.1.525 | 4 | 1% | 0% |
| Kappa | B.1.617.1 | 1 | 0% | 0% |
| Zeta | P.2 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Other | 49 | 21% | 32% | |
| Totals | 661 | 100% | 100% |
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Denmark: 20% vaccine breakthrough rate in August 2021
Of the 9,253 breakthrough infections, 375 people have been admitted to hospital within 14 days of a positive PCR test for Covid-19. 57 deaths have been recorded within 30 days of a breakthrough infection detected via PCR test. SSI’s data also gives the percentage of breakthrough infections amongst all infections during the same period as 4.9 percent, but somewhat higher at 20% for the month of August alone.
As of August 31st, the proportion of breakthrough infections amongst fully vaccinated people is therefore 0.23 percent for the entire period from December 2020 – August 31st 2021.
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