PETALING JAYA: There has been a decline in the number of hospital admissions for severe Covid-19 symptoms among the elderly, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

       The Health director-general said the effect of increased vaccination rates could be seen in the reduction of severe Covid-19 cases.

       "Phase two of the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme for involving the elderly and vulnerable have started showing signs of effectiveness.

       "There is a decrease in serious infections (Categories 4 and 5), as well as a decrease in hospital admissions among the elderly," he said in a tweet on Tuesday (July 20).

       He shared a graph showing that the number of admissions of those aged 60 to 79 years old, which showed a sharp decline after epidemiological week 21 (May 23 to 29).

       The graph, however, shows that there was an increase in admissions among those aged 20 to 39 years old.

       Program Imunisasi COVID19 Kebangsaan (PICK) fasa 2 kepada golongan warga emas dan rentan mulai menunjukkan tanda-tanda awal keberkesanan dengan pengurangan jangkitan serius (kategori 4 dan 5) dan penurunan kemasukan ke hospital di kalangan pesakit warga emas. (Garisan hijau) pic.twitter.com/OvfvE2P1rL

       — Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) July 19, 2021