{"id":47226,"date":"2021-04-23T16:23:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T22:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/vaccinated-coloradans-93-less-likely-to-develop-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:37:12","slug":"vaccinated-coloradans-93-less-likely-to-develop-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/vaccinated-coloradans-93-less-likely-to-develop-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccinated Coloradans 93% less likely to develop COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Through Monday, of the 106,965 positive cases for COVID-19 since Jan. 21 in Colorado, 819 of them occurred in people who were fully immunized.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Coloradans who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are more than 90% less likely to develop COVID-19 and vastly less likely to be hospitalized, state health officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The numbers provide local confirmation of data seen in the vaccines\u2019 clinical trials and also support officials\u2019 oft-repeated statements that the vaccines will end the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cVaccination is going to be our ticket out of this pandemic,\u201d Dr. Rachel Herlihy, the state\u2019s top epidemiologist, said.<\/p>\n

Through Monday, 1,489,481 people in Colorado were reported to be fully immunized against the coronavirus. Of the 106,965 positive cases for COVID-19 since Jan. 21 in Colorado, 819 of them occurred in people who were fully immunized.<\/p>\n

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment conducted two analyses to estimate the vaccines\u2019 efficacy.<\/p>\n

In the first, the agency looked at case rates during the week of April 4. Vaccinated people were 94.6% less likely to be a reported case during that week.<\/p>\n

In the second analysis, the agency examined two-week incidence rates among the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated and fully vaccinated populations. Herlihy said the analysis showed full vaccination corresponds to about 93% protection against becoming a reported COVID-19 case. Partial vaccination \u2013 have only the first shot of a two-shot series, for instance \u2013 corresponds to about 66% protection, according to the analysis.<\/p>\n

\u201cA very small percentage of the cases in the state are occurring among fully vaccinated individuals,\u201d Herlihy said. \u201cThis is very consistent with the studies that we\u2019re seeing nationally.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also highly unlikely that fully vaccinated Coloradans who catch COVID-19 will be hospitalized because of the disease. Colorado has seen an increase in people hospitalized with the disease in recent weeks. But fully vaccinated people make up a tiny fraction of those hospitalized. On a typical day, Colorado might see 40 or 50 people hospitalized with COVID-19, but at most only one of those would be someone who is fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vaccine is working exactly as it is supposed to in Colorado,\u201d Gov. Jared Polis said.<\/p>\n

Colorado remains in the throes of the pandemic as more transmissible coronavirus variants drive an increase in cases across the state. There are more people hospitalized because of COVID-19 in Colorado now than there have been since January.<\/p>\n

Polis encouraged all Coloradans to get vaccinated \u2013 even those who have held off because they thought finding an appointment was too difficult or because they didn\u2019t want to take a spot from someone more at risk from the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor those of you who have been putting it off, now is the time to get it,\u201d Polis said. \u201cMaybe you\u2019ve thought: \u2018Hey, I\u2019m 24. I\u2019m healthy. I want to let my elders get it.\u2019 Well, guess what? Now, it\u2019s your turn.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Colorado Sun is a reader-supported, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to covering Colorado issues. To learn more, go to coloradosun.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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