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"Numbers from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health show there have been 5,166 cases of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated individuals as of July 17, a significant increase from the 4,450 reported one week earlier.
As of Tuesday, the DPH reported 1,649 new positive COVID-19 cases between July 10 and July 16.
When analyzing the number of overall COVID-19 cases reported by the DPH between July 10 and July 16, the breakthrough cases account for 43.4 percent of all new COVID-19 cases."
https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-716-breakthrough-covid-cases-vaccinated-individuals/37083279#
I'm certainly not posting this to discourage anyone from getting vaccinated. I realize that the vast majority of these breakthrough cases would be far, far more serious if the infected people weren't vaccinated. But I think we need to realize how quickly the landscape is changing--especially for those of us who have gotten lax about masks and gatherings, and who could unwittingly spread it to children or other vulnerable people.
Edited to add: 63% of MA residents are fully vaccinated as of yesterday.