Coronavirus: Why are COVID-vaccinated people caught with COVID?

The pace of vaccination has grown and is stellarly carried out around the world in order to vaccinate quickly. However, we are seeing more and more a shocking increase in the number of cases of COVID after vaccination. Vaccinated persons are being alarmingly hit COVID at a shocking rate based on available anecdotal evidence.

Whatever the second wave in India, there has been an increase in cases we are seeing right now, or there is an alarming increase in the number of cases found among vaccinated people, partially or fully. Annecdotal evidence and trends of the rising rate of positivity have shown an obvious increase in the population who, although fully vaccinated, caught COVID-19.

Statistics have indicated that, even if science says otherwise, the springing is very high in breakthrough cases, among those with a single dose or full dose. For example, Israel remains one country with the highest breakthrough with COVID that has immunised a large proportion of its inhabitants (including young adults). Although the scientific data are not available for support of the same pandemic, experts predict that at this time in the pandemic we all know somebody who is likely to have got sick.

Breakthrough instances are believed to be a very rare occurrence after obtaining immunisation from an illness, such as the SARS-COV-2 virus and the vaccines we have. But none of these vaccines are now 100% protective, especially in an unusual timescale. There is also a larger likelihood of break-through even with vaccines that are super-effective and protecting against COVID-19.

The chances of catching instances after vaccination are also greater as we have newer varieties as the vaccinations we have against the original variety of the virus are the most clinically effective.

Researchers are continue to assess the hazards and chances of breakthrough infections, while working on improvement of vaccines. At the same time, however, doctors underline the need to educate and raise public understanding of post-vaccination measures and preventive guidelines to reduce the risk. The amount to which you are at risk of catching COVID-19 following immunisation is indeed greatly limited by public behaviour, and individual characteristics, such as health, immunity and compliance with procedures.

By: Divyanshi Jaiswal