Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testified at a House Select Subcommittee hearing on “Reaching Light at the End of the Tunnel: A Science-Based Approach to Ending the Pandemic Quickly and Safely,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 15, 2021.
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U.S. health officials have confirmed fewer than 6,000 cases of Covid-19 in fully vaccinated Americans, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rochelle Walensky said Monday.
This represents only 0.007% of the 84 million Americans with complete protection against the virus. None of the patients died or became seriously ill, indicating that the vaccines work as intended, she said.
“With any vaccine, we expect such rare cases, but so far out of more than 84 million people who have been completely vaccinated, we have only received reports of less than 6,000 cases of discovery,” she told reporters. a press briefing. Detectives appear when someone gets the virus more than 14 days after the second blow, she said.
The CDC chief acknowledged that the number could be underestimated.
“Although this number comes from 43 states and territories and is likely to be underestimated, it is still a very important point, these vaccines work. Of the nearly 6,000 cases, about 30% had no symptoms at all,” Walensky said.