While leading vaccines are still providing high levels of protection from COVID-19, the delta variant is proving their toughest adversary yet. That means case counts will likely continue to rise for some time, including "breakthrough" infections among fully vaccinated individuals as the delta variant surges while vaccination rates slowly keep climbing. If more people are getting vaccinated as more people are getting infected, a portion of those infections will inevitably be among that rising number of vaccinated individuals. WATCH | Data shows COVID-19 infections among fully vaccinated people are low: Data shows COVID-19 infections among fully vaccinated people are low 1:55 While there are high-profile stories of fully vaccinated people getting infected, data shows they make up a small percentage of new infections. Infections climbing among fully vaccinated individuals may prompt alarm, even though those cases are expected — and typically milder — thanks to a variety of factors.

Source: CBC News August 18, 2021 08:00 UTC