When Covid-19 sneaks in past the vaccine defence line


You may still get Covid-19 after completing a Covid-19 vaccine course, but your risk is far lower and you are also much less likely to need hospitalisation or to die from the disease. — ZULHAIMI BAHARUDDIN/The Star

They followed all the guidance and took every precaution, but got Covid-19 anyway.

Christina Van Norman and David Coe had resumed small gatherings – finally – of their fully-vaccinated friends at their home in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, where coronavirus transmissions were relatively low.

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