As of September 27, 2021, more than 183 million people in the United States had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
During the same time, CDC received reports from 50 U.S. states and territories of 22,115 patients with COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection who were hospitalized or died.
| Deaths | Hospitalized, non-fatal* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | N=5,226 | N=16,889 | ||
| Females | 2,308 | (44%) | 8,095 | (48%) |
| People aged ≥65 years | 4,491 | (86%) | 11,653 | (69%) |
| Asymptomatic or not COVID-related** | 893 | (17%) | 3,114 | (18%) |
*This table separates all reported vaccine breakthrough infections that resulted in hospitalization and/or death into two columns. While most deaths were also among hospitalized individuals, a small number were not.
**Includes cases in which the patient did not have symptoms of COVID-19, or their hospitalization or death was not COVID-related. For example, people may be hospitalized for reasons other than COVID-19, such as an auto accident, and test positive when screened upon hospital admission.