PARIS, Jan 16, 2024 (BSS/AFP) – More than 7,000 people were hospitalised or died from Covid-19 in the UK during the summer of 2022 because they had not received the recommended number of vaccine doses, according to a study released Tuesday that was the first to cover Britain’s entire population. The researchers said the “landmark” population-wide study showed how important it is for people to keep getting booster jabs as Covid continues to pose a major health threat. More than 90 percent of the UK’s adult population were vaccinated during the earlier stages of the pandemic. However, between June to September 2022, after the pandemic’s emergency phase was declared over and attention turned elsewhere, around 44 percent of Britons were…
Published Date: 2024-01-16
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
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