Why vaccinated people are catching COVID As COVID-19 vaccinations skyrocket an unsettling trend has emerged, with thousands of people contracting the virus despite getting the jab.
Health by Samantha Maiden 21st May 2021 1:52 PM It sounds like the stuff of nightmares - people who have been vaccinated against COVID are testing positive and in rare cases dying. They are known as vaccine breakthrough cases . And while they are rare, experts say they are to be expected because no vaccine is 100 per cent effective. But the emerging issue poses significant implications for when and how Australia and other countries reopen international borders, particularly if new strains of the virus emerging in India and South Africa may be more resistant to first generation vaccines.
Older Australians face a really tough decision about whether to get the AstraZeneca vaccine, with one expert saying it is a trade-off between individual and community benefits. The AstraZeneca vaccine is being rolled out to Australia s over 50s community, with experts saying the risk of getting COVID-19 outweighed the risk of rare but possibly deadly blood clots. However, many in the community are concerned about getting blood clots after 18 cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine were discovered in Australia. One person has died so far, with 1.8 million doses administered. Experts are still recommending over 50s get the jab because the risk of serious complications from AstraZeneca is infinitesimally small for this age group, Dr Ian Gemmell, the West Australian-born medical director of a large vaccination centre in Salisbury in the UK told the