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A User’s Guide to U.S. Vaccine Breakthrough Rates
We explain breakthrough rates, rate ratios, and vaccine effectiveness, describe the (sometimes problematic) ways jurisdictions report these numbers, and give advice on how to interpret them.
- Kara Schechtman — Data Scientist, Pandemic Tracking Collective
- Dr. Lindsey Shultz — Public Health Advisor, The Pandemic Tracking Collective
- Dr. Dave Luo — Data Scientist, Pandemic Tracking Collective
- Dr. Jacqueline Houtman — Science Editorial Lead, The Pandemic Tracking Collective
- Rebecca Glassman, MPH — Senior Public Health Researcher and Data Quality Lead, Pandemic Tracking Collective
- Jonathan Gilmour — Data Scientist, Pandemic Tracking Collective
- Leo Wolansky — Director, Health Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation
- Kaitlyn Johnson — Former Senior Associate, Health Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation
- Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS — Science Communication Lead at The Pandemic Tracking Collective
19 Min readtime / 04.05.22