Vaccinated Alaskans are reporting 1/25th the COVID-19 cases of the unvaccinated. That reinforces that convincing more people to get their shots is much more critical than worrying about breakthrough cases. AKpublicnews
Those are all reasons Alaska public health experts say for the vast majority of residents, the benefits of vaccination far outweigh the risks.
While Alaska’s vaccinated population is nearly the same size as the unvaccinated population — 43% of residents are fully vaccinated — COVID-19 cases are happening far more often among people who haven’t gotten the shots.The new bulletin documents 656 cases of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated people between February and June, which included 17 people who were hospitalized and two who died — though those two people had “substantial” pre-existing conditions, the report said.
“It’s kind of an illusion that’s created that somehow these breakthrough cases are common, when they’re not,” said Meyer,Officials say they’re continuing to stress the importance of vaccinations as fewer Alaskans have been getting the shots. Alaskans involved with the vaccination effort say demand hasn’t fallen off completely, even in areas where enthusiasm has been tepid. In the Mat-Su, there’s still a “steady stream” of people getting the shots, said Rene Dillow, a public health nurse there.
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