Severity Matters More Than Infection
The key benefit of COVID-19 vaccines is not necessarily preventing all infections but reducing the severity of illness. Vaccinated individuals who contract the virus are far less likely to experience severe symptoms, require hospitalization, or die compared to those who are unvaccinated.
In many cases, breakthrough infections result in mild symptoms such as fatigue, cough, or low-grade fever. Some individuals may even remain asymptomatic.
