Vaccines over 99% effective against COVID-19

Coronavirus vaccines have been over 99% effective against the coronavirus in New Jersey, according to an analysis released by the state on Monday.

The study looked at “groundbreaking” cases – cases where people in Garden State who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 then tested positive.

As of June 28, 4,432,769 people had been vaccinated in Jersey.

The study found 3,474 cases of COVID among fully vaccinated people, an effective rate of 99.92%.

There were 84 vaccinated people who were hospitalized and 31 died from COVID – less than a tenth of a percent, according to the analysis.

“These numbers speak for themselves. We only have one pandemic among the unvaccinated, ”New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement. announcing the results.

“Anyone aged 12 and over who is eligible must go for the vaccine. ”

A study published last week by Yale University and the New York City Health Department found similar results in the Big Apple in terms of the effectiveness of vaxx.

This analysis concluded that COVID vaccinations prevented 8,300 deaths and 44,000 hospitalizations in the city in the first six months of 2021.

The Yale study claimed that the city’s vaccination campaign ended an estimated 250,000 new coronavirus infections – and that only 1.1% of all new cases in the five boroughs were from fully vaccinated New Yorkers. .

Yet many New Yorkers – even hospital workers – still resist getting bitten.

The Post reported on Sunday that nearly a third of the city’s hospital workers had not been vaccinated, according to the state’s health department. In the city’s 11 public hospitals, 40 percent of workers are not vaccinated.

New York State Department of Health officials also said they found a low percentage of COVID cases among vaccinated New Yorkers, a situation he is monitoring closely.

“To date, the New York State Department of Health is aware of 8,718 groundbreaking cases of COVID-19, 0.15% of those fully vaccinated. We are continuing to investigate the number of fully vaccinated people who may have been hospitalized or died, ”said Department of Health spokesperson Abigail Barker.