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Wed Aug 25, 2021, 08:43 AM Aug 2021

Unvaccinated LA residents were 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19: CDC study

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Unvaccinated LA residents were 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19: CDC study

Adriana Belmonte · Senior Editor
Tue, August 24, 2021, 4:23 PM

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) bolsters the argument that unvaccinated individuals are at a much higher risk of experiencing the worst outcomes of COVID-19 than vaccinated individuals.

“These data indicate that authorized vaccines protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19, even with increased community transmission of the newly predominant Delta variant,” the CDC report stated.

Between May 1 and July 25, 2021, unvaccinated residents of Los Angeles County, California, were 29.2 times more likely to be hospitalized by COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, than their fully vaccinated counterparts. Those unvaccinated individuals also accounted for 71.4% of all infections during that time.

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About 51.6% of the American population is fully vaccinated. In California, about 55.1% of the population is fully vaccinated while 67.9% have received at least one dose.

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