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Watch | Can people contract COVID-19 after inoculation?

This picture taken during the COVID-19 vaccination drive to inoculate senior citizen and people aged 45 year with co-morbidities at a screening centre in Greater Chennai Corporation Communicable Diseases Hospital (CDH) Tondiarpet in Chennai. (Source: The Hindu)

India is the fastest in the world to administer over 14 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses. This feat has been achieved in just 99 days. While vaccines reportedly bring down severity and mortality, people can contract the virus even after inoculation. Contracting COVID-19 after vaccination is known as ‘breakthrough infection’.

Read more here: Explained | Can people test positive for COVID-19 even after inoculation?

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