Both partially and fully vaccinated people who get COVID-19 have a low risk of hospitalization, new studies from the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) show.
At the same time, the FHI states that good protection against infection with the delta variant is only achieved after the second dose. A study published in the journal “Eurosurveillance” has examined vaccine protection against the delta and alpha variants in Norway.
Among the partially vaccinated, 22% were not infected, while among the fully vaccinated, 65% were not infected. The corresponding figures were 55% and 84% for the alpha variant, respectively.
“As also shown in studies from other countries, the Norwegian results show that two doses are necessary for good protection against infection with the delta variant,” Geir Bukholm, assistant director of the FHI, noted.
The second study looked at the risk of being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 among the vaccinated and unvaccinated. The results show that the risk of being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 is over 70% lower for the partially vaccinated and fully vaccinated compared with the unvaccinated.
“Norwegian data confirm that vaccinated people have a much lower risk of serious illness than unvaccinated people, and clearly show the positive effect that the corona vaccination program has on the course of the pandemic in Norway,” Bukholm added.
The analysis also showed that the delta variant has not led to an increased risk of hospitalization in Norway, compared with alpha.
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