They're the first gift a newborn baby gets. But the beautiful, handmade baby hats aren't just for show, which is why Kelly Terris was worried when she saw that, for the first time in 20 years, the Moncton Hospital's supply had dipped perilously low.
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Vaccines began rolling out to Summit County residents in late December, and since then, officials and health experts have encouraged the public to roll up their sleeves. The vaccines have been touted as being highly effective at preventing severe illness and hospitalizations, and about 76% of the county’s population is fully vaccinated.
But how many vaccinated individuals have still tested positive for COVID-19 known as breakthrough cases?
“What we’re seeing is about 1.7% of our cases are breakthrough cases, and that’s all the way back to Jan. 22, so that’s when people could be fully vaccinated,” Summit County Public Health Director Amy Wineland said.