a significant cough.
A vulnerable person could develop pneumonia, respiratory complications or other serious problems.
And some people can require hospitalization.
Therefore, simply counting infections does not tell the entire story.
The key question is often:
How severe was the illness?
The WHO says vaccinated people who experience COVID-19 after vaccination are more likely to have mild symptoms because protection against serious illness and death remains high.
The CDC similarly explains that vaccinated people can still become infected but are much less likely to die or become seriously ill than
