Vaccinated people can still get sick

People who get vaccinated can still get sick with COVID-19.

TWO DIFFERENT CORONAVIRUSVACCINES CONTINUE TO ROLLOUTACROSS THE U-S.BUT, AS MILLIONS OF AMERICANSGET THEIR VACCINATIONS OVER THECOMING MONTHS --IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE -- THATANYONE WHO RECEIVESVACCINATION, COULD STILL END UPGETTING SICKMANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS.COVID-19 VACCINES ARE BECOMINGAVAILABLE TO MORE AMERICANS.Stephen Hahn, FDACommissioner/"I would strongencourage that we move forwardwith giving states theopportunity to be more expansivein who they can give the vaccineto particularly as more suppliesbecome available."HEALTH OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO SAYBEING VACCINATED IS ONE OF THEBEST WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELFAND OTHERS FROM GETTING SICK.BUT NO VACCINE WORKS 100-PERCENTOF THE TIME.DURING TRIALS, THE CURRENTAUTHORIZED VACCINES WERE SHOWNTO BE ABOUT 95-PERCENT EFFECTIVE-- WHICH MEANS SOME WHO AREVACCINATED BECAME SYMPTOMATIC.HERE’S WHY --IT TAKES TIME TO BUILD IMMUNITY.AND BOTH AUTHORIZED VACCINREQUIRE TWO DOSES, GIVEN SEVERALWEEKS APART TO TRAIN THE BODY’SIMMUNE SYSTEM.BUT PEOPLE CAN BE EXPOSED TO THECORONAVIRUS RIGHT BEFORE BEINGVACCINATED, OR RIGHT AFTER...WHICH DOESN’T GIVE THE BODYENOUGH TIME TO DEVELOP ITSDEFENSES.THE C-D-C SAYS BUILDING IMMUNITY"TYPICALLY TAKES A FEW WEEKS."MODERNA MEASURED ITS 95-PERCENTVACCINE EFFICACY STARTING 14DAYS AFTER THE SECOND DOSE --WHILE PFIZER STARTED SEVEN DAYSAFTER THE SECOND DOSE.BUT LET’S BE CLEAR --THE CURRENT CORONAVIRUS VACCINESCANNOT INFECT ANYONE WITH THEVIRUS.THEY DON’T CONTAIN THE VIRUS.BUT, THE C-D-C SAYS VACCINATEDPEOPLE SHOULD STILL USE ALL THETOOLS AVAILABLE TO US --WEAR A MASK -- STAY SIX FEETAWAY FROM OTHERS -- AND WASHYOUR HANDS.THE TECHNOLOGY USED TO MAKE THENEW CORONAVIRUS VACCINES ISDESIGNED TO BE EASILY ADAPTED IFTHE VIRUS MUTATES.IT SHOULD TAKE FAR LESS TI