49 people who were fully vaccinated have died of COVID in N.J. Here's what we know.

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60. A statement of facts is not misleading. Facts are not responsible for the inferences (good or bad)

that people make based on them.

Additional facts for consideration are that 19 of those deaths occurred in the most recent 2 week period and that not all of the deaths of vaccinated people who were covid-positive when they died were actually deaths related to covid.

As an example, here is a NJ State Department of Health press release from June 2021 (the most recent breakdown currently available).

As expected, people who were fully vaccinated had less severe illness demonstrated by a small number of hospitalizations and deaths. The Department found that 92 individuals with COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection were hospitalized, however only 30 were reported as related to COVID-19 illness. There were 14 deaths among individuals with COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection, however only 7 were reported to be related to COVID-19.

“This data shows us overwhelmingly that these vaccines work,” Commissioner Persichilli said. “It also suggests the COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the U.S. offer protection against most COVID-19 variants that are circulating. However, variants circulating in the state may cause some of the breakthrough cases.”

The 1,319 breakthrough cases represent 0.06% of the 2.2 million individuals who were fully vaccinated between the start of the state’s vaccination program on December 15, 2020 and April 23, 2021.

Of 92 individuals hospitalized, which represents 0.004% of those fully vaccinated, 30 of the hospitalizations were COVID-19 related and 62 were hospitalized for other illnesses. Of those 30 individuals hospitalized related to COVID-19, 20 had underlying conditions. Nearly three-quarters of those hospitalized—71%--were 65 years or older (37% were 80 years or older) and 59% were female.

https://www.nj.gov/health/news/2021/approved/20210609a.shtml