At a recent town hall meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, President Joe Biden was asked about COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths rising in response to the Delta variant.
Touting the importance of vaccination, "We have a pandemic for those who haven't gotten a vaccination. It's that basic, that simple," Biden said at the event, which was broadcast live on CNN.
"If you're vaccinated, you're not going to be hospitalized, not going to the ICU unit, and not going to die," he said, adding "you're not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations."
Unfortunately, it's not so simple. Fully vaccinated people continue to be well protected against severe disease and death, even with Delta, but so-called breakthrough cases, where a person gets infected despite being fully vaccinated, are on the rise. Because of that, many experts continue to advise caution, even if fully vaccinated. Head over to WebMD to read the full story.