Breathing difficulty more among unvaccinated patients than among vaccinated: IEDCR study
A latest study finds that 11 percent of unvaccinated Covid patients suffered from breathing difficulties whereas the rate was four percent among those vaccinated.
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) published the study findings on its website yesterday, based on analysis of data from 1,334 Covid patients -- aged above 30 -- who were infected during May and June.
Of them, 592 did not received vaccines while 306 received full dose (double dose) of vaccines.
The study also revealed that hospital admission rate was 23 percent among the unvaccinated while this percentage was seven among the vaccinated.
Among the unvaccinated Covid patients, 19 required ICU support while only three among the vaccinated needed ICU support, according to the study.
Among those unvaccinated who had comorbidities, hospital admission rate was higher -- 32 percent. Despite comorbidities, hospital admission rate was only 10 percent among those vaccinated.
Seventeen of the unvaccinated patients died while only one of the vaccinated patients died, the study found.
In this context, the IEDCR urged people to maintain health safety rules and take vaccines which will reduce health risk even if infected after vaccination.
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