CDC Says Fewer Than 6,000 Americans Have Contracted COVID After Being Fully Vaccinated

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky confirmed fewer than 6,000 cases of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated Americans, representing just 0.007 percent of the 84 million Americans with full protection against the pathogen, reports CNBC . "Although this number is from 43 states and territories and likely an underestimate, it still makes a really important point, these vaccines are working," she explained. "Of the nearly 6,000 cases, approximately 30 percent had no symptoms at all." Out of the roughly 6,000 breakthrough infections, 396 people were hospitalized and 74 died. "This is really encouraging news," said Walensky. "It demonstrates what we've already discussed about these vaccines. They also help prevent you from getting seriously ill." Half of all American adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 81 percent of those age 65 and older have received one dose or more and about two-thirds are fully vaccinated.