(ANSA) – BOLOGNA, OCTOBER 29 – In Emilia-Romagna the effectiveness of vaccines continues to be very high over time, especially in preventing hospital admissions, intensive care admissions and deaths. This is what the latest report of the regional health agency shows, which analyzed the incidence of Covid-19 and its consequences on the territory in the period 23 September-20 October. The survey indicates that the average efficacy of anti-Covid vaccines in preventing infections is 79.5%, while coverage compared to hospitalizations is 89.9%. The protection against intensive care admissions (93.8%) and deaths (92.6%) is even higher.
The average efficacy of the anti Covid vaccine is also confirmed in the healthcare sector and in elderly residents in residential facilities who have completed the vaccination cycle: coverage is, respectively, 90% and 94% for hospital admissions.
Although almost 83% of the regional population has completed the vaccination cycle, there is a group of citizens who still do not get vaccinated. According to the monitoring for the month of October, those who have not received even a dose are likely to become infected 3.6 times more than those who have been vaccinated, incur a 5 times greater probability of hospitalization, and risk admission to intensive care 14 times as much. more.
As for the age groups, in the last four weeks examined, infections mainly concern unvaccinated young people (12-39 years), while the incidence of hospitalizations in Covid-19 wards and in intensive care is significant especially among 60-79 year olds not vaccinated.
In the last four weeks, 71 deaths have been reported, of which 53 in the over 80 population. The remaining 18 deaths occurred mainly in the 60-79 age group (13 deaths). In this range, the incidence of death is 6.4 times higher in the unvaccinated than in the vaccinated. (HANDLE).
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