Covid-19: 80% of patients not vaccinated, says chief scientist
About 80% of Covid-19 patients aged under 60 in Northern Ireland hospitals have not been vaccinated, the chief scientific adviser has said.About 15% of adults in Northern Ireland are yet to receive their first dose of the vaccination, he told BBC News NI.
"Younger people who chose not to get vaccinated have a risk of developing a serious illness," said Prof Young."There are a small number of circulating myths," he said. "The idea that vaccines have some effect on fertility [and] the idea that vaccines involve the use of cells from aborted babies are simply not true but continue to circulate."On Monday, the Department of Health highlighted the impact the vaccination programme had on reducing the number of people in hospital.
It noted that for each 1,000 cases of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, 22 were currently being admitted to hospital.Walk-in vaccination clinics have been put on across Northern Ireland to encourage people to get jabbed"Clearly, the vaccination programme has made a significant difference," he said.
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