Data shows increase of vaccinated people among hospitalized Marylanders.

Experts: Vaccine will not prevent infection, but it will help keep you out of hospital and prevent death.

While state data shows the vast majority of Marylanders currently hospitalized with COVID-19 are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, the percentage of people fully vaccinated is ticking upward.

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Infections, illness and hospitalizations are increasing rapidly among fully vaccinated people, according to data from the Maryland Department of Health and new research.

Some experts said it's time to reframe thinking that the vaccine likely won't prevent you from ever getting sick, but it will probably keep you out of the hospital and almost certainly prevent you from dying. . .

Anne Arundel County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman said it's likely a combination of waning vaccine efficacy and the rise of the delta variant.

"Because delta spreads more easily and causes more severe disease, we do see some hospitalizations," Kalyanaraman said.

Over the past three months in Anne Arundel County, about 30% of the people hospitalized with COVID-19 are fully vaccinated.

There's a similar timeframe and trend in neighboring Howard County, where health officials said roughly 30% to 40% of people hospitalized with COVID-19 are fully vaccinated.'>>>

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