# 29.2 times protection from vaccination

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Podcast: [Dr. John Campbell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784)
Published: 2026-09-06T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Hospitalizations Among Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Vaccination Status — Los Angeles County, California, May 1–July 25, 2021 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7034e5.htm?s_cid=mm7034e5_w A proportion of fully vaccinated persons will become infected Los Angeles County Department of Public Health May 1 to July 25, 2021 Among 43,127 infections 10,895 (25.3%) fully vaccinated 1,431 (3.3%) partially vaccinated 30,801 (71.4%) unvaccinated Hospitalized / ITU / Ventilated in those infected Fully vaccinated 3.2%, 0.5% 0.2% Partially vaccinated 6.2%, 1.0%, 0.3% Unvaccinated 7.6%, 1.5%, 0.5% p less than 0.001 for all comparisons July 25, fully vaccinated versus unvaccinated Infection rate among unvaccinated, x 4.9 Hospitalization rate in unvaccinated, x 29.2 May testing Differences in median Ct values by vaccination status July testing No differences were detected among specimens from fully vaccinated These infection and hospitalization rate data indicate that authorized vaccines were protective against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 during a period when transmission of the Delta variant was increasing US hospital pressures https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/08/19/these-6-states-have-almost-no-icu-beds-left-as-covid-hospitalizations-soar/?sh=ad819756bb58 Nationally, ITU capacity at 78% one-third with covid (or 22,345) Alabama, more ICU patients than total beds Dozens forced to wait for space Georgia, 94% of statewide ICU beds are full Florida and Mississippi, 93% Texas, 92.7% Kentucky, 90.7% Louisiana, 89.3% Missouri 88.9% Followed by Oklahoma (87.9%), Arkansas (87.4%), Nevada (85.4%), North Carolina (84.8%), South Carolina (83.8%), New Mexico (83.6%), Idaho (82.7%) Maine (80.4%) UK, ONS https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandco…

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