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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes anyone know how Colin Powell's health was before he caught COVID?
I ask because I've pretty much been counting on not getting hospitalized if I catch it, never mind dying. He was fully vaccinated, his family says.
Nittersing
(6,361 posts)infection
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)Powell was fully vaccinated, his family said. However, Powell had previously been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that weakens the bodys ability to fight infections, CNBC reported.
JohnSJ
(92,188 posts)Response to JohnSJ (Reply #4)
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Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)to receive the vaccine.
JohnSJ
(92,188 posts)Yonnie3
(17,434 posts)Prostate cancer in 2003 and
from https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/former-secretary-state-colin-powell-dies-covid-complications-n1281746
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,176 posts)malaise
(268,980 posts)He was lucky - he had the best health care possible
LeftInTX
(25,305 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,069 posts)the effectiveness at eliminating death as an outcome is 92%, based on newly released CDC statistics. So don't count on it. Your vaccination is not the magic shield you have been led to believe it is. You still need to combine it with masking, social distancing, and avoiding large indoor gatherings.
That said, Colin Powell was living with at least 2, maybe 3 cancers, one of which had a direct impact on his immune response. So it is likely his body did not launch a sufficient response to build full immunity from the vaccine.
LAS14
(13,783 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,069 posts)The new CDC data is that for every 11 COVID deaths in the unvaccinated population, there is one death in the vaccinated population. That makes the vaccine 92% effective in preventing deaths.
LAS14
(13,783 posts).... my chances of dying from COVID are vanishingly small. The keyword is "healthy." The point of my OP.
dflprincess
(28,075 posts)Powell was open about his health and Woodward did think it would be the last time he would interview Powell.