Loading ...552 Fully Vaccinated Oregon Residents Died Of COVID-19, Half Received Pfizer Vaccine
- The breakthrough deaths occured in recipients of the Pfizer, Moderna and J&J COVID-19 vaccines
- Majority of breakthrough infections occurred in people aged 30 to 39
- The state plans to open nearly a dozen high-volume vaccination sites statewide
“Since the beginning of the pandemic, health authorities in Oregon have recorded a total of 552 breakthrough COVID-19 deaths throughout the state. Of the total number of deaths, 273 people had been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. At least 144 received the Moderna vaccine and 78 were given the Johnson & Johnson shots, according to data from the Oregon Health Authority.
The recent report also showed that there were 4,134 new COVID-19 cases recorded between Nov. 21 and Nov. 27. At least 1,186 were breakthrough infections. ”