Italy: Those over 80 who have not been vaccinated face a huge risk of being admitted to the ICU

In the last twenty-four hours, in Italy the number of coronavirus cases is 24,883 and 81 people have lost their lives. In total, 217,052 tests were performed, 11.5% of which were positive. The number of tests, due to the two days off, is much lower than usual.

There are 1,089 patients with coronavirus in the intensive care units of the country, while there are 9,220 in the hospital wards. According to well-known Italian virology professors, the Omicron variant, based on these data, is very likely to have already exceeded 30% of all cases. Which means that if the infections continue to rise, in the coming weeks the unvaccinated and those in vulnerable categories are more likely to be at even greater risk.

The Italian Higher Institute of Health, meanwhile, has presented new data showing that people over the age of 80 who have not been vaccinated and infected with Covid-19 are 85 times more likely to be admitted to the ICU than their peers who have been vaccinated. vaccine.

However, those who belong to the age group over 80 years, so far have responded substantially to the call for vaccination: 93.9% have taken two doses and the “reminder” 70%.

Source: AMPE