A patient is transferred by medics from an ambulance to the Emergency at Coral Gables Hospital. Coronavirus patients are being treated in Coral Gables, near Miami, on August 16, 2021. AFP
According to a Tuesday study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who have not been vaccinated are 29 times more likely than those who have. In a new study published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (CDC), it was found that people who were not vaccinated were almost five times more likely than those who had the shots. According to the agency, the results were based on data collected from Los Angeles County between May 1, and July 25, 2012. The agency stated in its study that the data on infection rates and hospitalizations showed that vaccines approved were effective against SARS-CoV-2 and severe COVID-19, during an increase in transmission of the Delta variant.
This data matches comments made by federal and state health officials. They have said for weeks that millions have been exposed to the delta variant of coronavirus, which is the most contagious. According to the CDC, over 201 million Americans had received at least one Covid shot as of Monday. That's 60.8% of all Americans. According to the agency, more than 171 million Americans are fully vaccinated. That's 51.5% of all U.S. citizens.
