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Covid: hospitalizations, intensive care and deaths. ISS report on vaccinated and unvaccinated

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Covid: hospitalizations, intensive care and deaths. ISS report on vaccinated and unvaccinated

Vaccine efficacy, data on infections, intensive care and deaths. All the numbers of the Iss report on Covid

The number of infections rises as well as that of hospitalizations, but with significant differences between vaccinated and unvaccinated. In the last week, in Italy, cases have increased by 27.5% and admissions to intensive care by 11%.

In the last month, however, 64.0% of ICU admissions and 45.3% of deaths occurred among those who did not receive any dose of Covid vaccine. This was reported by the Extended Surveillance Report of the Higher Institute of Health (Iss) , which completes the weekly monitoring.

OVERVIEW ON VACCINATED VS NON-VACCINATED

The death rate in the unvaccinated (65 per 100,000), the report reads, is approximately nine times higher than in the full course vaccinated within six months (7 per 100,000) and six times higher than in the full course vaccinated. over six months (11 per 100,000).

THE UNDER 12

In the population under the age of 12, not being currently eligible for vaccination, there is a higher incidence than in other age groups, with a surge especially in the 6-11 year old class.

In addition, there is an increase in the rate of hospitalizations in the over 3-year group (just over 2 hospitalizations per 100,000 inhabitants) in the last few weeks, while in the other age groups it is stable.

VACCINE PROTECTION

As can be seen by now also from these data, the protection of anti Covid vaccines after six months decreases , however it continues to make a difference. In particular, in those vaccinated for more than 6 months it drops from 95% to 82%, but the effectiveness remains high in preventing cases of severe disease.

In general, the ISS notes, "on the whole population, vaccination efficacy goes from 79% in vaccinated with a full course within six months compared to non-vaccinated people, to 55% in vaccinated with a full course for over six months compared to non-vaccinated vaccinated ".

HOSPITALIZATION, INTENSIVE CARE, DEATH

51.0% of hospitalizations, 64.0% of ICU admissions and 45.3% of deaths occurred among those who received no vaccine dose.

In the period from 8 October 2021 to 7 November 2021, it was also found that, out of a total of about 8 million non-immunized in Italy, 424 unvaccinated people were in intensive care, compared to 177 hospitalized fully vaccinated for less than 6 months. out of 39 million fully vaccinated.

Among those admitted to intensive care there are 14 cases (2.1%) among those vaccinated with an incomplete cycle; 177 cases (26.7%) among vaccinated with full course within 6 months; 45 cases (6.8%) among vaccinated with full course for more than 6 months and 2 cases (0.3%) among vaccinated with full course with additional dose or booster dose (booster).

INFECTIONS

In the last month, the ISS reports, 50,564 cases of Covid-19 have been notified (39.9%) among the unvaccinated, 3,980 cases (3.1%) among those vaccinated with an incomplete cycle, 60,407 cases (47 , 7%) among those vaccinated with a full course within six months, 11,215 (8.9%) among those vaccinated with a full course over six months and 537 cases (0.4%) among those vaccinated with a full course with additional dose / booster.

Out of the total, 25% of cases diagnosed in the last week involved people under 20 years of age and from the last weekly monitoring it is also highlighted that infections are spurting in Veneto and throughout the north-east.

THE COMMENT OF BRUSAFERRO (ISS)

"Future scenarios depend on our behavior: if in Italy the contagion growth curve is relatively more contained than in neighboring countries, it is because we are a country that has higher vaccination coverage", commented ISS president Silvio Brusaferro.

And on the third dose he clarified: “If the game we are playing is analyzed from minute to minute, the suggestion is certainly to do the third dose, even to those 40% of over 80 who are often frail with pathologies. Perhaps the three doses may be the cycle that immunizes for a long time, or some reminders may be needed, the acquisition of scientific evidence on coverage is underway ”.

THE OPINION OF REZZA (MINISTRY OF HEALTH)

Given that the effectiveness begins to decrease after six months from the completion of the vaccination cycle, the Director of Prevention of the Ministry of Health Gianni Rezza believes that it is at least to evaluate the hypothesis of shortening the period, to date by 6 months, for administration. of the third dose.

“Those who have not reached six months from the completion of the primary vaccination cycle to date are mainly young people. Shortening this interval would have no negative effects and could give some more possibilities to speed up the vaccination campaign. It is essential – he concluded – to carry out the third dose. We still have a tendency to increase cases but we rely on vaccines and measures ”.

WHAT PREGLIASCO SAID (GALEAZZI – MILAN)

Even the health director of the IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute in Milan reiterated the importance of the third dose which, however, according to the expert, "goes slowly" and this is worrying in view of Christmas. "I think we have to worry, that is, plan things by imagining an unpleasant scenario, also in light of what is happening in Europe".

“The ideal – he told iNews24 – would be to get vaccinated if you haven't done so yet. Above all we should go on with the third doses. […] It is important to better protect those who are already vaccinated to avoid the reduction of the effectiveness of the vaccine. Then it remains to adopt great common sense and plan contacts "because any interpersonal contact" is at risk and we must be careful, especially in the case of visits to the most fragile relatives and at risk of infection. For dinners, resize them. Then it all depends on how the trend of the virus will evolve in the coming weeks ".

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/sanita/covid-ricoveri-terapie-intensive-e-decessi-report-iss-su-vaccinati-e-non-vaccinati/ on Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:49:13 +0000.