Breakthrough cases fewer than 0.60 per cent in Mumbai

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The breakthrough percentage of people getting COVID-19 after both the doses of the vaccine is less than 0.60 per cent, a data analysis done by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has found. A breakthrough infection refers to cases when the virus has been able to break through the defences created by the vaccine. Health experts say that no vaccine offers 100 per cent protection from any disease. That means that there are breakthrough cases for all kinds of vaccines - including COVID-19.

According to them, nearly 24,000 people in the city have shown COVID symptoms after taking the first and second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The BMC had collated data of 41.75 lakh people, of which so far 9,001 have been infected after taking the second dose, which means there is a very little percentage of people who are infected.

Interestingly, all the people who have taken both doses of the vaccine and got infected, recovered within three to four days of hospital admission. BMC officials said the ratio of people getting infected after the first and second dose is 60:40 and they have recovered soon. An official said only those who have comorbidities and have taken the first dose of vaccine are undergoing treatment.

According to the data, 14,239 beneficiaries were infected after taking the first dose of the COVID vaccine, of whom 5,004 were above 60 years of age. Similarly, 9,001 were infected after taking both doses, of whom 4,479 were above 60 years of age.

According to the US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), vaccinated people are much less likely to get sick, but it is never entirely ruled out.

41.75 lakh
No. of people whose data was collated for the study