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May 20, 2021 5:37 PM -
Health Canada says as of May 13th, 740 fully vaccinated people have contracted COVID-19. It also says 13-thousand, 461 who had received their first dose were infected.
The department says the statistics come from nine provinces that submitted data.
It takes about 14 days after the first dose, and seven-days after the second dose for the immunity it confers to take effect.
Health Canada says 443 people were hospitalized with COVID-19, two weeks or more after they got their first dose, and 95 people in that group died.
Health Canada says 32 were hospitalized at least a week after getting their second dose, and 13 people died.
