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CDC Finds Very Few ‘Breakthrough Cases’

April 15, 2021 at 10:12 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The CDC has identified a small cohort of approximately 5,800 cases of Covid-19 infection among more than 66 million Americans who have completed a full course of vaccination, the Wall Street Journal reports.

These so-called breakthrough cases represent 0.008% of the fully vaccinated population.

The best way you can help your country right now is to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
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