Even Among the Vaccinated, Covid-19 Prompted a Surge of Sick Days

Vaccination status for adults …

… worked last week

… last week I missed a job because I got infected with Covid-19 or took care of someone

… worked last week

… last week I missed a job because I got infected with Covid-19 or took care of someone

… worked last week

… last week I missed a job because I got infected with Covid-19 or took care of someone

… worked last week

… last week I missed a job because I got infected with Covid-19 or took care of someone

… worked last week

… last week I missed a job because I got infected with Covid-19 or took care of someone

The vaccine was difficult to obtain by the beginning of last year, Resistance of Omicron mutants to vaccines It helped promote infections in workers who were limited to unvaccinated for most of 2021.

According to the census, about 87% of adults who did some work at the beginning of the year were vaccinated. At the beginning of the year, about 6.6 million vaccinated workers and 2.1 million unvaccinated workers became ill.

So who was most likely to get sick and miss a job?

Percentage of adults working in early January by vaccine brand

Percentage of adults who were infected with Covid-19 or did not work because they took care of someone

Percentage of adults working in early January by vaccine brand

Percentage of adults who were infected with Covid-19 or did not work because they took care of someone

Percentage of adults working in early January by vaccine brand

Percentage of adults who were infected with Covid-19 or did not work because they took care of someone

Percentage of adults working in early January by vaccine brand

Percentage of adults who were infected with Covid-19 or did not work because they took care of someone

Percentage of adults working in early January by vaccine brand

Percentage of adults who were infected with Covid-19 or did not work because they took care of someone

Approximately 3% of workers who reported receiving the double vaccination said they were ill or took care of those who were ill. In contrast, 5.7% of unvaccinated workers missed work for similar reasons.

Meanwhile, a worker who received a one-shot

Johnson & Johnson

Vaccines, the smallest group of vaccinated people, were most likely to have worked outside the home.

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the only single-dose vaccine approved in the United States.

High-income workers were likely to have been vaccinated with the Covid vaccine three or more times.

The northeast accounted for some of the highest boost rates throughout the state. Over 53% of adults in Vermont report receiving at least three doses. In Washington, DC, there is a 40 percent difference in booster rates between less than $ 50,000 a year and more.

Percentage of adults by state …

… with 3 or more vaccinations

… people who have not been vaccinated

… with 3 or more vaccinations

… people who have not been vaccinated

… with 3 or more vaccinations

… people who have not been vaccinated

… with 3 or more vaccinations

… people who have not been vaccinated

… with 3 or more vaccinations

… people who have not been vaccinated

Conversely, more than one in four people in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming are not vaccinated, and high-wage earners in each state are more likely to be vaccinated than low-wage workers. Is high.

Share of adults who didn’t work for some reason …

… they were sick or caring for someone in Covid-19

… they were taking care of children who were out of school

… they were sick or caring for someone in Covid-19

… they were taking care of children who were out of school

… they were sick or caring for someone in Covid-19

… they were taking care of children who were out of school

… they were sick or caring for someone in Covid-19

… they were taking care of children who were out of school

… they were sick or caring for someone in Covid-19

… they were taking care of children who were out of school

The surge in sick workers has hit Maryland, New York and Texas earlier this year. More than one in 20 workers in each state was unable to work due to Covid’s illness or care.

In DC and Alabama, less than 1% of parents lost their jobs due to the closure of Covid’s school. DC had a low percentage of people infected with the virus, but workers were more likely to have missed work for financial reasons, with more than 4% of respondents being dismissed or closed due to a pandemic. Said it was done. ..

—Andrew Barnett provided additional graphics for this article.

Write in Danny Dougherty at Danny.Dougherty@wsj.com