The vaccine is not purported to be 100% effective, and there have been rare cases of breakthrough infections. There have also been health concerns and deaths reported, which the CDC has shared. The numbers may look alarming to some, but need to be viewed in the context of total inoculations: 306 million doses of the Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson and Johnson one shot have been given nationwide, with 142 million U.S. residents fully vaccinated.
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Per the CDC, anaphylaxis has occurred in approximately three in five million vaccinated persons, a reaction which can be treated by the vaccinator upon occurrence.
Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) following the Johnson and Johnson vaccine — which uses a disabled adenovirus rather than mRNA — has affected 35 of the 11.2 million people who received it. As of mid-May, the CDC had linked three deaths to the J&J vaccine. One case of TTS was confirmed after the Moderna vaccine.
The CDC and FDA have confirmed 268 reports of myocarditis or pericarditis following vaccination, which are being investigated.
VAERS, the vaccine adverse event reporting system, has received 5,208 reports of death, which equates to 0.0017% of those vaccinated. A report is not confirmation of correlation between inoculation and death. Per the CDC, “A review of available clinical information, including death certificates, autopsy, and medical records, has not established a causal link to COVID-19 vaccines.”
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