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Vaccinated people with rare breakthrough cases may spread the virus as much as the unvaccinated, the C.D.C. said, citing a Provincetown, Mass., outbreak.

Friday, July 30, 2021 1:37 PM EST

Even the vaccinated carry high virus levels if they become infected, the agency concluded, making it likely they can transmit the virus as often as the unvaccinated.

If so, they may be contributing to increases in new infections — although probably to a far lesser degree than the unvaccinated.

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