The latest UK PHE Technical Briefing has just been published, and it shows that the vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta infections in the UK continues to increase by about 6% per month. The curious conundrum of the fully vaccinated being more likely to die of a Delta infection than the unvaccinated also continues. Links to the relevant PHE Technical Briefing papers are given.

 

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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

 

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