Post-inoculation possibility: May be many breakthrough cases, but mild, says ICMR
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Samiran Panda, head, epidemiology & infectious disease, ICMR said studies, although at initial stages, show that vaccines help reduce risk of hospitalisation significantly. It is possible that a large number of people who get infected are not going for testing because symptoms are mild. ICMR estimates breakthrough infection in India to be around 4.5% and has not recorded deaths post-vaccination.
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Vaccines used in India have efficacy rates of 70-80% and experts say that means a large number of people can get infected post-vaccination.
India’s breakthrough infections the term for Covid-19 infections occurring in people after one or two doses of inoculation could be more than reported, but that does not mean vaccines are not working, said Samiran Panda, head, epidemiology & infectious disease, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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