Data shows how rare severe breakthrough Covid infections are

Concern about breakthrough Covid cases may be increasing, but data from two dozen states suggests that during the first half of this year, a fully vaccinated  person had a higher probability of getting accidentally electrocuted than of developing severe coronavirus symptoms.

The data, collected by the Kaiser Family Foundation from 24 states that report breakthrough case data, including Arizona, California and New Jersey, in addition to the District of Columbia, shows stark differences in the rates of infections, hospitalizations and deaths for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.