Covid infections in fully vaccinated ‘more severe in the immunocompromised’

The proportion of people with breakthrough infections was three times higher among immunocompromised individuals, researchers found.

Covid infections in the fully vaccinated are ‘more severe in the immunocompromised’, a study reported (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

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Covid infections in fully vaccinated ‘more severe in the immunocompromised’

The proportion of people with breakthrough infections was three times higher among immunocompromised individuals, researchers found.

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