The majority of people (70 per cent) who have died of Covid were not vaccinated against the disease, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Director General (DG) Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam.
He made the disclosure while addressing an event organised by the National Liver Foundation of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Health Reporters' Forum at a city hotel on Sunday, reports UNB.
He added: "Vaccination does make much of a difference. No vaccine is 100 per cent effective, but immunisation reduces the risk of dying from Covid substantially."
"We never said vaccinated people who get Covid will not die. Vaccination reduces the risk of death. Covid vaccines have been developed after a lot of research and testing."
Dr Khurshid also said, "We recently observed limited spread of Covid. But suddenly, cases have started to creep up again."
"Most of those who tested positive for Covid after getting jabbed recently did not have to be hospitalised. So, everyone needs to get jabbed as soon as possible," he added.
Unvaccinated people account for 70pc Covid deaths: DGHS DG
FE Team | Published: July 25, 2022 00:10:49
Unvaccinated people account for 70pc Covid deaths: DGHS DG
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