[News] COVID-19: Infections in Italy fall by 95% among those vaccinated

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In addition, severe cases of COVID-19 are down 99%.

Severe cases of COVID-19 have fallen by 99% and infections by 95% among vaccinated people in Italy, according to the first study in the country on the efficacy of vaccines, the results of which were made public today.

The work, prepared by the University of Ferrara (Unife) and the health authorities of Pescara, analyzes the cases of 37,000 people who have been administered the compounds of Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca in the province of Pescara (central Italy) since the last January so far.

The study shows that these three vaccines "are capable of fighting the pandemic, reaching a global efficacy of 95%," Unife reported, noting that other similar investigations in "Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States" have yielded similar results.

Unife epidemiologist and author of the study, Lamberto Manzoli, stressed that these data "give reason to believe that vaccination is giving optimal results in Italy", both in preventing infections and reducing their severity.

This study, which evaluates infections and their symptoms among those vaccinated, is being examined by the international scientific community for publication in a journal.

Also the president of the Higher Institute of Health, Silvio Brusaferro, stressed this Friday that there has been a significant drop in the virus among those vaccinated and that it is seen especially among older people.

“The average age of the cases falls from 41 to 40 years and the decrease is also detected in the range of 0 to 9 years. In the elderly, the decline is greater and this is an indicator of the ongoing vaccination campaign, ”he said.