According to San Diego County health officials, as of April 20, 203 people in the area had been diagnosed with the virus even after completing vaccination against the CCA virus (COVID-19). The rate of infection with the virus after completing vaccination in San Diego County is approximately 0.24 percent, which is three times the national average.
Dr. Eric McDonald, medical director of the county’s epidemiology department, said nearly 850,000 local residents had fully completed the vaccination as of April 20. Given that Pfizer and Moderna are 95 percent effective and Johnson & Johnson vaccine is about 72 percent effective, the current 0.24 percent infection rate is not unexpected and is a very low and good number.
According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), a “fully completed vaccination” is defined as someone who has completed two weeks after receiving a second dose of Pfizer or Modena vaccine, or two weeks after receiving only one dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
According to the CDC, as of April 13, more than 75 million people across the United States have fully completed the CVP vaccination, of which 5,814 are still infected with the CVP virus, an infection rate of about 0.008%.
The rate of infection after completing the vaccine is much lower than the rate found in clinical trials of the vaccine, which many scientists and pro-vaccination advocates believe is strong evidence that the vaccine works.
“We expect to see data like this, and this number is very, very low, and it’s clear that this vaccine is very effective,” Dr. McDonald said.
However, 30 percent still said they would not receive the vaccine, according to a National Public Radio (NPR) poll in March, and a Monmouth University poll in early March also showed that 25 percent said they would not receive the vaccine.
To date, about half of the residents in San Diego County age 16 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine. According to the California Department of Public Health, to achieve herd immunity, counties need to have 75 percent of their population complete vaccinations.
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