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Covid: over 2 million fourth doses administered

2022-08-13T13:45:28.212Z


There are over 140 million shots in total since the start of the vaccination campaign, notes the extended report of the Higher Institute of Health. In the unvaccinated, the mortality rate is 6.5 times higher than in those on the third dose. (HANDLE)


The quota of two million fourth doses of the anti-Covid vaccine administered has been exceeded.

This was revealed by the extended report of the Higher Institute of Health, which accompanies the weekly monitoring on Covid-19.


The vaccination campaign in Italy began on December 27, 2020. As of August 10, 2022, highlights the extended report,

140,015,378 doses

were administered : 47,316,514 first doses, 49,956,095 second / single doses, 40,688,764 third doses and 2,054,005 fourth doses.

The mortality rate for the unvaccinated is about three and a half times higher than for vaccinated with a full course of less than 120 days and about

six and a half times higher than for vaccinated with the additional dose-booster

, the report in the population above highlights. 12 years and in the period 17/06 / 2022-17 / 07/2022.

The

effectiveness of the vaccine

in the period of Omicron prevalence (starting from January 3, 2022) in preventing cases of severe disease it is equal to 84% in subjects vaccinated with the booster dose.

The efficacy of the vaccine during the Omicron prevalence period in preventing cases of severe disease is also equal to 65% in vaccinated with a full course of less than 90 days, 67% in vaccinated with a full course of 91 and 120 days and 69% in vaccinated. who have completed the vaccination course for over 120 days.

The efficacy of the vaccine in preventing the diagnosis of SarsCoV2 infection is 34% within 90 days from the completion of the vaccination course, 25% between 91 and 120 days, 44% beyond 120 days from the completion of the vaccination course, 46% in subjects vaccinated with additional dose / booster.

The rate of ICU admissions,

According to the ISS report, nIn the last week

the percentage of reinfections

from Covid-19 out of the total reported cases was

13.32%

, constant compared to the previous week.

This was revealed by the extended report of the Higher Institute of Health, which accompanies the weekly monitoring on Covid.

From 24 August 2021 to 10 August 2022, 959,169 cases of reinfection were reported, equal to 5.7% of the total cases notified in the same period.

"In the last week - reads the report - the percentage of reinfections on the total reported cases was 13.32%, constant compared to the previous week (13.26%)".

After three weeks, the percentage of Covid-19 cases

among healthcare workers

is slightly

increasing

(2.1% versus 1.9%).

However, the 7-day incidence rate of Covid-19 cases is decreasing in all age groups and is between 250 and 1,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

In the 50-59 age group there is the most marked decrease in the incidence rate.

The highest 7-day incidence rate is instead recorded in the age groups 70-79 (516 cases per 100,000) and 60-69 years (506 cases per 100,000);

while the lowest value is recorded in the 0-9 range, 296 per 100,000.

Source: ansa

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