One in five severe or fatal Covid-19 cases in UK due to under-vaccination


By AGENCY

This population-wide study found that 7,180 hospitalisations or deaths could have been avoided if the patients had been up to date with their Covid-19 vaccines. — AFP

More than 7,000 people were hospitalised or died from Covid-19 in the United Kingdom during the summer of 2022 because they had not received the recommended number of vaccine doses.

This is according to a study released Jan 16 (2024) that was the first to cover the UK’s entire population.

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