Massachusetts doc says breakthrough COVID-19 cases 'consistent with what we expect'
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Updated: 4:59 PM EDT Jul 14, 2021
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Updated: 4:59 PM EDT Jul 14, 2021
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REPORTER: DOCTORS SAY BREAKTHROUGH CASES HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS ARE INCREDIBLY LOW, HOWEVER, THEYAN C HAPPEN. NEW NUMBERS REVEALING BREAKTHROUGH CASES IN MASSACHUSETTS PEOPLE WHO TEST POSITIVE EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE FULLY VACCINATED. THE STATE SAYS SFARO 79 FUYLL VACCINATED PEOPLE HAVE DIED. 303 HAVE BEEN HOSPITAZELID. I>> THINK IT'S REALLY CONSISNTTE WITH WHAT WE EXPECT REPORTER THE STATE SAYS THERE ARE FOUR-THOUSAND,50 4 BREAKTHROUGH CASES. MORE THAN 4.1 MILLION PEOPLE ARE FULLY VACCINATED. TO PUT IN PERSPECTIVE, IST .1%. >> WHEN YOU HAVE A HIGHLY VACCINATED POPULATION, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE CASES IN VACCINEDAT PEOPLE REPORTER: TUFTS EPIDEMIOLOGIST DR. SHIRA DORON SAYS VACCINATED PEOPLE A FREAR LESS LIKELY TO BECOME SERIOUSLY ILL, BUT THEY CAN STILL GET SK.IC NOW AREA COLLEGES, LIKE NORTHEASTERN AND BOSTON UNIVERSITY, HA SVEAID THEY'LL BE REGULARLY TESTING STUDENTS AND STAFF, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS. >> EVERYBODY NEEDS TO UNDERSNDTA THAT IF THEY'RE FULLY VACCINATED, THEY'VE ABSOLUTELY DO TNEHEIR PART FOR SOCIETY BUT THEY'RE NOT 100% PROTECTED REPORTER: ADD IN THE HIGHLY CONTAGUSIO DELTA VARIANT, AND CASES THAT ARE STARTING TO CREEP UP AND SHE SUGGESTS PLAYING IT SAFE. >> YOU CAN STILL GET COVID, SOWH ETHER YOU TAKE ADDITIALON PRECAUTIONS NOW DUE TO THE DELTA VARIANT, DUE TO THE SMALL RISE IN CASES, THAT'S REALLY A PERSONAL CHOICITE. MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO DO SO ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CROWDED DOORIN SETNGTI REPORTER: DOCTORS DO EXPECT CASES TO RISE BECAUSE OF THE DELTA VARIANT. TBU THEY SAY BECAUSE MASSACHUSETTS HAS A HIGHER VACCINATION RATE, THEY'RE NOT AS WORRIED ABOUT COVID UNITS FILLING U