Safeway pharmacist Ashley McGee fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination at a vaccination booster shot clinic on Oct. 1, 2021, in San Rafael, California. Achieving “fully vaccinated” status conferred a faint halo of virtue as well. And with a worrisome new coronavirus variant threatening to erode vaccine-induced immunity further, health officials are debating whether the definition of “fully vaccinated” should be amended to include a booster shot. Even fully vaccinated younger adults with breakthrough infections can become severely ill and die. For the seven-day period that ended Nov. 29, there were 43 new infections for every 100,000 residents who who were fully vaccinated but not boosted.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 11, 2021 21:43 UTC