BATON ROUGE – On Friday (April 2), 126 people in Louisiana were classified as having a COVID case of the “innovative” vaccine – positive test for coronavirus after they had been fully vaccinated.
About half of the discovery cases were found during routine screening and patients were asymptomatic at the time of the test, health officials said on Friday.
A person is fully vaccinated 14 days after receiving the second of the two doses or the only single dose vaccine.
The 126 cases of people who contracted COVID even after being fully vaccinated is a small fraction of the number of people who completed the vaccination series. According to the most recent data, 782,189, people have been fully vaccinated in Louisiana. The 126 people represent 0.02%.
“Keep in mind that these vaccines are highly effective – 95% for Pfizer, 94% for Moderna and 73% for Johnson & Johnson – and all three are 100% effective in preventing serious illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths,” said health officials. state health.
“Those [breakthrough] the cases are extremely rare “, added the state health authorities.
The data was not immediately available on Friday, related to specific information about the vaccines the 126 received, their ages or which areas of the state were seeing the most innovative cases.
“COVID vaccines are safe and effective, and during clinical trials, COVID-positive cases were identified after a person was vaccinated in a small number of vaccines. Trials on all three vaccines have been shown to be 100% effective in preventing hospitalization and death, “added state health officials.
However, the health department quantified: “No vaccine is 100% effective in 100% of circumstances, which is why building herd immunity through expanded community vaccination remains a goal in Louisiana and across the country. It is also that’s why we continue to emphasize this until we get herd immunity wearing a mask and social detachment are essential tools to protect you and your loved ones from COVID. “
The state released the number of so-called breakthrough cases on Friday, more than a week after the WBRZ Investigation Unit requested data from the Department of Health for the first time.
“Even with these highly effective vaccines, it is still important to practice common sense protection measures until we achieve collective immunity. This includes wearing a mask, hand washing, social distance and staying at home when sick. Masks are especially important because of the COVID variants circulating in the US and Louisiana, “said LDH in a statement prior to WBRZ.
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