COVID-19 case rates for those who are fully vaccinated are up 1000% and cases for those with a booster shot up 2,400%, says data from the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC)..The report noted COVID-19 trends across the US from Dec, 11, 2021, to Jan. 8, 2022, where cases in the vaccinated skyrocketed..The CDC doesn’t count a person as fully vaccinated until 14 days after the time of the final shot..The CDC data said unvaccinated individuals are still 2.6 times more likely to test positive for COVID-19 in January 2022..This data of “unvaccinated” includes people who have no doses, one dose, received a second dose less than 14 days ago and individuals who are ineligible for the vaccine..The CDC is making another change dropping mask recommendations for “low and medium COVID-19 community areas,” which includes 70% of the US population..Anyone who wants to wear a mask despite these changes can continue to do so, said the CDC..The report also noted Omicron caused a substantial increase in cases and hospitalizations among those who got the COVID-19 vaccine..The data was made with submissions to the CDC from health departments across the country and is updated monthly..During the December to January period, the highest peak in COVID-19 cases was Jan. 8, 2022.. Screen-Shot-2022-02-25-at-3.06.27-PMCDC .The graphs provided by the CDC website demonstrate numbers per 100,000 population..On January 8, unvaccinated case numbers were.3,244 people or 3.2% of the population, fully vaccinated accounted for 1,598 people or 1.5%, and with a booster had 1,054 cases or 1.1%..On January 22, the end of this period, unvaccinated cases accounted for 2.1% of the population, fully vaccinated accounted for .8% and with a booster was .6%..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.esudyk@westernstandardonline.com
