De Blasio: Most New Yorkers hospitalized for COVID were not vaccinated

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https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-nyc-de-blasio-covid-vaccination-hospitalization-rates-20210825-uh3tzno7zrdlfil7vih3c7prmu-story.html

By MICHAEL GARTLAND
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
AUG 25, 2021 AT 5:34 PM


"The vast majority of New Yorkers who’ve been hospitalized with COVID since January did not receive a vaccination shot before seeking treatment, new statistics from the city revealed Wednesday.

From Jan. 17 to Aug. 7, nearly 97% of people hospitalized in the city with COVID had not been inoculated. More than 97% of people who died from the virus since January hadn’t received the vaccine, city data shows.

In stark contrast, a minuscule .02% of fully vaccinated New Yorkers had to be hospitalized for COVID within the same time frame. About 3% of those hospitalized received only one vaccine dose.

“The bottom line is the vaccine overwhelmingly works in the things we care about the most, which is stopping people from being hospitalized, stopping people from getting the most severe illnesses, and certainly, most importantly protecting lives.” Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday morning. “What the data proves is that breakthrough cases are incredibly rare.”

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