Six million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been given in Illinois, but a small group of people have still contracted COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Six million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been given in Illinois, but a small group of people have still contracted COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. They are called breakthrough cases. Illinois is reporting roughly 400 of the breakthrough cases, which is less than.02% of those fully vaccinated, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. CBS 2 has learned six Illinoisans have died from COVID-19 after getting the full vaccination. But for some perspective,238 Illinoisans once died from COVID-19 in one day. “We’ve had fewer than 100 cases, but we have had cases here in Chicago of people who have been fully vaccinated,” said Dr.
