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. 2021 May 28;70(21):792-793.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7021e3.

COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections Reported to CDC - United States, January 1-April 30, 2021

CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Case Investigations Team
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COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections Reported to CDC - United States, January 1-April 30, 2021

CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Case Investigations Team. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .

Abstract

COVID-19 vaccines are a critical tool for controlling the ongoing global pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorizations for three COVID-19 vaccines for use in the United States.* In large, randomized-controlled trials, each vaccine was found to be safe and efficacious in preventing symptomatic, laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 (1-3). Despite the high level of vaccine efficacy, a small percentage of fully vaccinated persons (i.e. received all recommended doses of an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine) will develop symptomatic or asymptomatic infections with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (2-8).

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