4.2% workers of Apollo Hospital got COVID-19 post vaccination: Study
The Hindu
Most cases were mild, no deaths. It reiterates protective value of vaccination, says Dr. Prathap C Reddy
About 4.2% of over 31,000 healthcare workers of the Apollo Hospitals got COVID-19 infection even after they received both doses or a single dose of the vaccine, according to a study by the hospital. Importantly, no healthcare worker died of the infection after taking the vaccine and only 0.28% (90 workers) required hospitalisation with 0.009% (three workers) requiring ICU admission, the study said. “Study showed that post-vaccination infection (PVI) occurred in only 4.28% of healthcare workers with no incidence of severe infection and no deaths. 31,621 HCWs were covered under the study from 43 units of the Apollo Hospitals group across 24 cities. Study reiterates the protective value of vaccination,” the hospital said in a statement.
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