COVID-19 Vaccination Before Infection Prevented Deaths By 60%: ICMR Study

This is the first India-based study that talks about the post-hospitalisation mortality in COVID-19 patients.

Getting vaccinated with at least one single dose against COVID-19 provided 60 percent protection against “post-discharge one-year mortality” among those who were hospitalised due to the virus.

Here’s all you need to know.

The big point: The findings, part of a study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Clinical Registry for COVID-19, showed that within a year of being discharged, these groups were at a higher risk of mortality:

• Males

• People older than 40 years of age

• People who had existing comorbidities

• People who contracted severe or moderate COVID-19