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Covid-19 cases have shot back up on Martha’s Vineyard, with health agents reporting 48 new positive tests during the first week in August, including three case clusters at Edgartown businesses.
In an email Monday, Martha's Vineyard Hospital spokesman Marissa Lefebvre confirmed that there is one patient currently hospitalized with the virus. Ms. Lefebvre said the patient was hospitalized Sunday in serious condition.
Case counts are climbing again. — Island Boards of Health
The hospital classifies patient condition as good, fair, serious or critical, in increasing order of severity.
According to a follow-up email from Ms. Lefebvre, the patient had only received their first dose of the vaccine.
The hospital had not reported a new Covid-19 hospitalization since last spring.
The 48 new cases represent the highest weekly total since mid-May, after cases declined to near-zero levels during the beginning months of the summer.
Twenty-five of the cases are among fully vaccinated residents, one among partially vaccinated residents, 20 among unvaccinated residents and two are unknown.
Since July, the Island has reported 102 new cases, with 49, or just under 50 per cent, coming among fully-vaccinated residents.
originally posted by: tamusan
a reply to: 727Sky
I'm sure his event added some to it.
Every time I see an article about an outbreak, it always says around half are vaccinated. Why do they keep saying breakthrough infections are rare?
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: 727Sky
What you rarely (never?) hear is, "_______ of these new cases are people who had Covid-19 previously!"
Except for the early onset, I heard of a single case of someone getting Covid19 twice which I doubted the accuracy or truth of because it was too new.
originally posted by: 727Sky
originally posted by: tamusan
a reply to: 727Sky
I'm sure his event added some to it.
Every time I see an article about an outbreak, it always says around half are vaccinated. Why do they keep saying breakthrough infections are rare?
The narrative IMO has changed. Before get the Vaccine to stop the spreading and protect yourself, now, it is get the vaccine so when you get COVID your chances of dying are less..
originally posted by: HawkEyi
a reply to: 727Sky
Twenty-five of the cases are among fully vaccinated residents
The benefits outweighs the risk they say..
originally posted by: 727Sky
originally posted by: tamusan
a reply to: 727Sky
I'm sure his event added some to it.
Every time I see an article about an outbreak, it always says around half are vaccinated. Why do they keep saying breakthrough infections are rare?
The narrative IMO has changed. Before get the Vaccine to stop the spreading and protect yourself, now, it is get the vaccine so when you get COVID your chances of dying are less..
What you rarely (never?) hear is, "_______ of these new cases are people who had Covid-19 previously!"