The results of a large study made it possible to paint a picture of people who have been hospitalized for Covid despite vaccination.
Fewer and fewer patients are in intensive care, daily infections are decreasing… The peak of the fifth wave has been far exceeded and the indicators Finally in an encouraging direction.
But at the hospital, vaccinated patients keep coming in. This Sunday, February 13, the number increased slightly for the first time in a week. An opportunity to view the profile of patients who have been vaccinated but are in hospital.
age and gender
As for hospital admissions despite vaccination, the results of a large study conducted between January and August 2021 show that they are usually associated with comorbidities. The same goes for severe forms.
So this study, conducted by the Epi-Phare group, mainly focuses on: In the period when the delta variant, more virulent than the Omicron, was dominant.
As for profiles, of the people included in the study (28 million fully vaccinated), 5,345 people were hospitalized and 996 died of Covid. As for their profile, age seems to be a common frequent criterion: People aged 85-89 are four times more likely to be hospitalized than people aged 45-54 and 38 times more likely to die from Covid.Note Futura Sciences, citing study.
Despite vaccination, men were also found to have a greater risk of hospitalization than women (risk 1.6 times greater). The same goes for the risk of death from Covid, which is two times higher in vaccinated men than in vaccinated women, according to the study.
Comorbidities, aggravating factor
But above the age of the vaccinated patients, it is the presence of comorbidities that significantly increases the risk of hospitalization. In fact, according to the study, 90% of people vaccinated in hospital and 98% of those who died from Covid had at least one comorbidity.
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According to a large study conducted last year, 90% of the hospitalized and 98% of the deceased had at least one comorbidity.
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Within this large study, approximately 50% of people with comorbidities were vaccinated and the results showed that: The higher the number of comorbidities, the greater the risk. The study also indicates that the time coverage does not include the injection of the stimulant dose that “It only started in September 2021 for people over 65 and people with comorbidities.”.
Majority of Omicron in Hospitals
Omicron, which now makes up the vast majority in France, appears to cause less severe forms of Covid. A trend that is reflected in the hospital in shorter stays and a sharp decrease in the number of patients admitted to intensive care.
Between 10 and 16 January 2022, it is estimated that: The Omicron variable covers 73% of conventional hospital admissions and 54% of intensive care admissionsDrees (Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics Directorate) commented: In a press release dated January 21.
“Among infected patients or in hospital, the proportion affected by the Omicron variant is higher among younger people and among vaccinated people,” but “the probability of hospitalization with Omicron is lower than with Delta, especially for people ages 40 to 80 years,” the statement said. said. In addition, this alternative greatly reduces the risk of admission to the intensive care unit.
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