Prognosis
L.A.’s Fully-Vaccinated People Made Up 1-in-5 Infections
- County’s transmission level moves to ‘high’ from ‘substantial’
- Number of infections rose 80% over the past week to 2,767
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Los Angeles County’s top health official said fully vaccinated people made up one-in-five Covid-19 infections in June and warned that the figure may rise in July with a higher level of community transmission.
Those who have had the full dose of the vaccines made up 20% of cases last month, up from 11% in May. The percentage also climbed as more people were inoculated, increasing the base of fully-vaccinated residents. The “vast majority” of those vaccinated who tested positive had no symptoms or very mild illness, said Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director.