Understanding breakthrough cases
Breakthrough cases of COVID-19 are on the rise. That’s when a person becomes infected despite having been vaccinated. The reason for the current rise is twofold.
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What you need to know about breakthrough cases
A breakthrough case is when a vaccinated person gets infected with the virus they were vaccinated against. When more people get vaccinated, there are more people in the pool who can get a breakthrough infection. As vaccination rates go up, breakthrough infections may also go up.