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01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
For the past couple of weeks, some Americans have reported a curious phenomenon: They have caught the coronavirus despite being vaccinated.
Vaccines are still doing their job by protecting against serious illness and hospitalization, but the frequency of so-called breakthrough infections has surprised experts.
How do such cases happen, and what risks do they pose?
Guest: Apoorva Mandavilli (https://www.nytimes.com/by/apoorva-mandavilli?smid=pc-thedaily), a science and global health reporter for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
Breakthrough infections are still relatively uncommon (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/22/health/coronavirus-breakthrough-infections-delta.html), experts said, and those that cause serious illness, hospitalization or death even more so.
While being fully inoculated protects against serious illness and hospitalization from Covid-19, no vaccine offers 100 percent protection, and vaccinated people may need to take a few more precautions. Here’s what you need to know (https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-vaccine-masks.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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Vaccines are still doing their job by protecting against serious illness and hospitalization, but the frequency of so-called breakthrough infections has surprised experts.
How do such cases happen, and what risks do they pose?
Guest: Apoorva Mandavilli (https://www.nytimes.com/by/apoorva-mandavilli?smid=pc-thedaily), a science and global health reporter for The New York Times.
Sign up here (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily) to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
Background reading:
Breakthrough infections are still relatively uncommon (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/22/health/coronavirus-breakthrough-infections-delta.html), experts said, and those that cause serious illness, hospitalization or death even more so.
While being fully inoculated protects against serious illness and hospitalization from Covid-19, no vaccine offers 100 percent protection, and vaccinated people may need to take a few more precautions. Here’s what you need to know (https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-vaccine-masks.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)