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New Delhi, June 18: The Centre on Friday said that studies have shown that following vaccination the chances of hospitalisation reduce by 75-80 per cent even after contracting COVID and oxygen requirement comes down to 8 per cent.
Almost 85 per cent decline has been noted in daily new cases since the highest reported peak on May 7, it said. About 78.6 per cent decline has been recorded in total active Covid-19 cases since the peak reported on May 10, it added.
“Studies show that chances of hospitalization are 75-80% less in vaccinated individuals. The possibility of such individuals needing oxygen support is around 8% and the risk of ICU admission is only 6% in vaccinated persons,” Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog said.
It can be seen that a sharp decline of 81 per cent has been noted…