Are Boosted Americans More , Likely To Catch COVID-19?.<br />CBS News reports that federal data shows recent breakthrough COVID infections have been more likely <br />to occur in those who've received a booster shot.<br />Though deaths and hospitalizations are <br />less likely to occur in boosted Americans, .<br />experts believe the vaccinated population of the United States may have increased their risk factors after receiving a booster shot.<br />So, one of the dynamics here <br />is that people feel, after vaccination and boosting... , John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology <br />at Weill Cornell Medical College, via CBS News.<br />... that they're more protected than they actually are... , John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology <br />at Weill Cornell Medical College, via CBS News.<br />... so they increase <br />their risks, John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology <br />at Weill Cornell Medical College, via CBS News.<br />That, I think, is the major driver of these statistics. , John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology <br />at Weill Cornell Medical College, via CBS News.<br />On the Centers for Disease Control <br />and Prevention's dashboard, .<br />officials acknowledge many "factors likely <br />affect crude case rates by vaccination and <br />booster dose status, making interpretation <br />of recent trends difficult.".<br />For the week of April 23, the rate of <br />COVID-19 infections in boosted Americans <br />was 119 cases per 100,000 people.<br />Experts say among the unvaccinated and unboosted, a "higher prevalence of previous infection" may be protecting them for now
