Number of Manitobans contracting COVID-19 after vaccination in line with what is expected - CTV News Winnipeg

The Manitoba government said the number of Manitobans who have contracted COVID-19 after receiving one or two doses of the vaccine is in line with what health officials expect in any successful vaccination program

The province provided the following information regarding COVID-19 infections reported 14 days or more after the first dose of the vaccine:

The province provided the following numbers regarding those who contracted COVID-19 seven or more days after their second dose of the vaccine:

The Manitoba government said that any infection within 14 days of getting the first dose is not considered a vaccine breakthrough, because the immune response takes about two weeks to build up after the first dose

It noted that if someone contracts COVID-19 within the first two weeks of getting their first dose, then they got COVID-19 before the dose was given or before their body had time to build up an immune response