The percentage of people over the age of 40 who died in the ``seventh wave'' of the new corona this summer was less than half of the peak of the ``sixth wave'' since the beginning of this year. was found in a survey by the National Association of Health Center Directors.
It is said that the effect of booster vaccination for advanced vaccines in the elderly is great, and I would like you to refer to it when considering future measures.
A research group of the National Association of Public Health Center Directors has determined how many of the more than 550,000 people aged 40 and over who were infected with Corona in 10 prefectures, including Osaka and Ibaraki, died from January to August. examined changes in
As a result, the fatality rate of the "sixth wave" was
▽
0.62% in the four weeks from the beginning of January and
▽ 0.85% until the end of February
.
It was 0.23% in the four weeks ending mid-month.
On the other hand, in the "7th wave", the number of infected people
was 0.39% even in the four weeks until mid-August, when the number of infected people was the highest, less than half the peak period of the "6th wave".
In addition, the fatality rate decreased even among elderly people who are at high risk of severe disease, and in the month or so until late August, when Omicron strain "BA.5" became mainstream,
▽ 0.05% in their 60s,
▽ 70s 0.39% in
▽ 80s and over 1.81%, less than half of the time of "BA.1".
The research group analyzed that booster vaccinations for those aged 65 and older were affected, and Hideo Tanaka, director of the Neyagawa City Public Health Center in Osaka Prefecture, who summarized the results, said, "The fatality rate has decreased significantly. I would like them to use it as a reference when considering the position of the new corona in society in the future."