COVID vaccination reduce chances of hospitalisation by 80 per cent, more than 90 per cent protection: Union Govt
The efficiency of the vaccine in healthcare workers shows that the possibility of needing oxygen support is around 8 per cent and the risk of ICU admission is only 6 per cent in vaccinated individuals.
NEW DELHI:
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog member VK Paul, on Friday, informed that the vaccination against COVID-19 gives at least 94 per cent protection from the infection and reduce the chances of hospitalisation by 75-80 per cent.
According to the official, the efficiency of the vaccine in healthcare workers shows that the possibility of needing oxygen support is around 8 per cent and the risk of ICU admission is only 6 per cent in vaccinated individuals.
The Union Health Ministry has written to all states and UTs for undertaking a detailed review and ensuring that “prompt and necessary steps are taken for healthcare workers’ safety and wellbeing besides implementation of the amended Epidemic Disease Act”.
The Ministry informed that there has been an almost 85 per cent decline in COVID-19 cases since the peak reported on May 7 and, a decline of 30 per cent in average daily new cases in the last week.
"We are seeing a downward trend in the active cases. Between June 11-June 17, the overall positivity case was less than 5 per cent in 513 districts,” Health Ministry Joint Secretary Luv Aggarwal said.
Addressing concerns around the impact of the third coronavirus wave on children, Aggarwal said, “It may not be true that children will be disproportionately affected in the third wave as the serosurvey shows seropositivity was almost equal in all age groups.
The survey conducted by WHO and AIIMS showed that the seropositivity rate in persons above the age of 18 is 67 per cent and 59 per cent in persons below 18.
In urban areas, it is 79 per cent in persons above 18 and 78 per cent in persons below the age and in rural areas, it is 63 per cent and 56 per cent in persons above and below the specified age, respectively.
"The information shows that the children were infected, however, it was very mild. Only isolated cases of infection may occur in children during the third wave of COVID-19," Dr VK Paul said.
Meanwhile, there has been a consistent increase in recovery rate since May 3, which currently stands at 96.0 per cent as of Saturday, as the number of recoveries continues to outnumber the daily new cases.
The Government is gearing up in terms of preparations and will not leave any stone unturned.
(Edited by Marvin Kharsohnoh)
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