Member Health, NITI Aayog, Dr. V K Paul said that the study conducted on the healthcare workers about vaccination suggests that chances of hospitalization reduce by 75 to 80 percent after vaccination when an individual is infected from Coronavirus.
He said, the possibility of oxygen requirement is around 8 percent after infection and the risk of ICU admission is only 6 percent after vaccination. He said, the study clearly shows that the vaccination provides protection from serious infection.
Dr. Paul also said that the WHO-AIIMS survey shows seropositivity in persons below and above 18 years of age is almost equal. In urban areas, it is 78 percent in persons below 18 years of age and 79 percent in above 18. He said, In rural areas, the seropositivity rate is 56 percent in persons below 18 years of age and 63 percent in persons above 18. The information shows that the children were infected but it was very mild and only isolated cases of infection may occur in children during the 3rd wave of COVID.
He said all efforts will be made to protect the children by providing child-specific treatment services with the help of public and private healthcare services.
