Fatal breakthroughs in the alpha, delta and omicron eras
As Coronavirus is evolving breakthrough infections are not breakthroughs anymore. The first Israeli who died from Omicron was a fully vaccinated and boosted woman . The first Australian was a fully vaccinated man in his 80s with an underlying health condition. The first US case was a reinfection in an unvaccinated man in his 50s . The first India death from Omicron was a fully vaccinated 74-year-old man with diabetes. The first Brazilian was a triple-vaccinated 68-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and arterial hypertension. According to today's technical briefing from UK Health Security Agency, a total of 57 people has been reported to have died within 28 days of an Omicron COVID-19 diagnosis up to 29 December 2021. The median time from Omicron specimen date to death was 5 days (range 0 to 14). The age of those dying ranged from 41 to 99 years. 23% of Omicron cases were vaccinated with 3 doses, over 50% with two doses, while 25% where...