2-4 persons in 10,000 got infected after getting vaccine jab, says govt

Case fatality rate in the country has declined from 1.45 per cent in January to 1.17 per cent in April

Around two to four persons per 10,000 got a “breakthrough Covid infection” even after receiving the vaccine, government data showed. This could have been due to the highly transmissible second wave as well as higher exposure to the virus among the healthcare and frontline workers who have been the major beneficiaries of the initial phase of the vaccination drive.
 
“This is a very small number and not at all worrisome. Vaccines should be used as they prevent severe disease and deaths and infection is reduced,” Balram Bhargava, director general, Indian Council of Medical Research, said.
 
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