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S. Korea reports over 600 breakthrough infections
Jul 23, 2021, 09:11 am
A man receives a shot of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine at a clinic in Seoul on June 10, 2021./ Source: Yonhap
AsiaToday reporter Park Ah-ram
The number of breakthrough COVID-19 infections in South Korea is rising rapidly amid the fourth wave of pandemic, raising doubts over the effectiveness of vaccines. Health authorities and experts stressed the need for more vaccinations, saying that breakthrough infection is not an unusual phenomenon.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the country has confirmed a total of 647 breakthrough cases. The incidence rate per 100,000 inoculations is approximately 12. Although the this is merely 0.01 percent, the figure has more than doubled in 11 days.
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