Texas has seen nearly 9,000 COVID-19 deaths since February. All but 43 were unvaccinated people.

[caddieman]

Preliminary data shows 99.5% of COVID-related deaths in Texas were among unvaccinated people, according to the Department of State Health Services.

BY COLLEEN DEGUZMAN JULY 21, 2021UPDATED: JULY 23, 2021

 

 

Of the 8,787 people who have died in Texas due to COVID-19 since early February, at least 43 were fully vaccinated, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.

That means 99.5% of people who died due to COVID-19 in Texas from Feb. 8 to July 14 were unvaccinated, while 0.5% were the result of “breakthrough infections,” which DSHS defines as people who contracted the virus two weeks after being fully vaccinated. 
 

The agency said nearly 75% of the 43 vaccinated people who died were fighting a serious underlying condition, such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer or chronic lung disease.

Additionally, it said 95% of the 43 vaccinated people who died were 60 or older, and that a majority of them were white and a majority were men.

DSHS noted that these are preliminary numbers, which could change because each case must be confirmed through public health investigations. Statewide, more than 50,000 people have died of COVID-19 since March 2020, but the rate of deaths has slowed dramatically since vaccines became widely available in April.

 

Dr. David Lakey, the chief medical officer of the University of Texas System, said people succumbing to the coronavirus despite being vaccinated was “not unexpected.”

“No vaccine is 100%,” said Lakey, who is also a member of the Texas Medical Association’s COVID-19 task force. “And we’ve known for a long while that the vaccines aren’t 100%, but they’re really really good at preventing severe disease and hospitalizations. … There will always be some individuals that will succumb to the illness in the absence of full herd immunity.”

He added that 0.5% is “a very low number of individuals in a state of 30 million. … In the grand perspective of everything, that’s not a large number that would call into question at all the use of this vaccine.”

 

 

[Shelley]

2 minutes ago, caddieman said:

Preliminary data shows 99.5% of COVID-related deaths in Texas were among unvaccinated people, according to the Department of State Health Services.

BY COLLEEN DEGUZMAN JULY 21, 2021UPDATED: JULY 23, 2021

 

 

 

Of the 8,787 people who have died in Texas due to COVID-19 since early February, at least 43 were fully vaccinated, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.

That means 99.5% of people who died due to COVID-19 in Texas from Feb. 8 to July 14 were unvaccinated, while 0.5% were the result of “breakthrough infections,” which DSHS defines as people who contracted the virus two weeks after being fully vaccinated. 
 

The agency said nearly 75% of the 43 vaccinated people who died were fighting a serious underlying condition, such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer or chronic lung disease.

Additionally, it said 95% of the 43 vaccinated people who died were 60 or older, and that a majority of them were white and a majority were men.

DSHS noted that these are preliminary numbers, which could change because each case must be confirmed through public health investigations. Statewide, more than 50,000 people have died of COVID-19 since March 2020, but the rate of deaths has slowed dramatically since vaccines became widely available in April.

 

Dr. David Lakey, the chief medical officer of the University of Texas System, said people succumbing to the coronavirus despite being vaccinated was “not unexpected.”

“No vaccine is 100%,” said Lakey, who is also a member of the Texas Medical Association’s COVID-19 task force. “And we’ve known for a long while that the vaccines aren’t 100%, but they’re really really good at preventing severe disease and hospitalizations. … There will always be some individuals that will succumb to the illness in the absence of full herd immunity.”

He added that 0.5% is “a very low number of individuals in a state of 30 million. … In the grand perspective of everything, that’s not a large number that would call into question at all the use of this vaccine.”

 

 

I guess they should put a stop to all the thousands of illegal immigrants that are COVID positive from coming in !!!

[caddieman]

1 minute ago, Shelley said:

I guess they should put a stop to all the thousands of illegal immigrants that are COVID positive from coming in !!!

Agree 100%

[caddieman]

Forgot to add. 
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/21/coronavirus-texas-vaccinated-deaths/

[patrickgold]

On 8/14/2021 at 2:53 PM, caddieman said:

Forgot to add. 
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/21/coronavirus-texas-vaccinated-deaths/

How can anyone believe this data if the PCR test were flawed, stated from the CDC and FDA.

How do we know if they died from COVID-19 or the flu 🤔 So I  believe this article is still going by old data.

[patrickgold]

On 8/14/2021 at 2:53 PM, caddieman said:

Forgot to add. 
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/21/coronavirus-texas-vaccinated-deaths/

So why do they not think to track vaccinated patients being hospitalized important. That’s odd or is it they are targeting and placing blame on the unvaccinated. You do know that the vaccinated are shedders and possibly spreading the virus to the unvaccinated, they should be looked into.

Division at its best. 

All data should be reported in order to have accurate numbers.  Pick and choosing is not an option.  Then they wonder why the people don't trust them.

Numbers are flawed.  

 

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