State data: Unvaccinated Texans make up vast majority of COVID-19 cases and deaths this year
The new state survey is the first time Texas health officials have been able to statistically measure the vaccine's true impact on the pandemic.
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Data from the Texas Health Dept…
Out of nearly 29,000 Texans who have died from COVID-related illnesses since mid-January, only 8% of them were fully vaccinated against the virus, according to a report detailing the Texas Department of State Health Services’ findings. And more than half of those deaths among vaccinated people were among Texans older than 75, the age group that is most vulnerable to the virus, the study shows.
Only 3% of 1.5 million positive COVID-19 tests examined since mid-January occurred in people who were already vaccinated.