The wedding was supposed to be COVID-free and “safe.” It was outdoors. All 92 persons in attendance were required to be vaccinated. Yet, when the event was over, six people ended up with the coronavirus.
Two persons were hospitalized; one of them died. So what happened? Why did the vaccine apparently fail to protect these people from getting sick — and dying? According to the Houston Chronicle, it’s possible that the vaccine those two received wasn’t as “robust” as the ones the other four took.
The two in question flew in from India and had received Covaxin shots — a vaccine not approved in the U.S. The other four had taken Moderna or Pfizer vaccines. That those four didn’t get sick enough to be hospitalized is a testament to the efficacy of the vaccines being given in the U.S., molecular biologist Pei-yong Shi told the Chronicle.
Rather than discussing the issue that the four still came down with COVID, Shi focused on the fact that they didn’t get sick enough to go to the hospital or die. “The vaccine didn’t absolutely prevent you from getting infected,” Shi said. “But one of the major benefits is that it keeps you from getting really sick.”
SOURCE: Houston Chronicle July 9, 2021