No Deaths Among Under-60s with Third Dose... Omicron Fatality Rate 0%

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] On the 7th, quarantine authorities announced that the fatality rate of patients under 60 years old who were confirmed with Omicron after receiving the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is virtually 0%.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) analyzed the fatality rate of 135,348 people whose variant analysis was completed from April 3 last year to the 26th of last month. Among Omicron-infected individuals who completed the third dose, there were '0' deaths under the age of 60. According to the analysis, the fatality rate of Omicron among those who completed the third dose was 0.07%, which is comparable to the seasonal flu fatality rate (0.05?0.1%). For the high-risk group aged 60 and over who also completed the third dose, the fatality rate was 0.52%, about one-tenth of the 5.53% fatality rate of unvaccinated individuals aged 60 and over. On the other hand, the overall fatality rate for unvaccinated individuals was 0.6%, approximately six times higher than that of seasonal flu.

Son Young-rae, head of the Social Strategy Division at the Central Accident Response Headquarters, emphasized in a briefing that "the fatality rate of Omicron being similar to that of seasonal flu applies to those who have completed the third dose," and added, "Unvaccinated individuals must accept a much higher fatality rate than seasonal flu, even with Omicron, which is why vaccination is recommended."

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