Published July 28, 2021, 9:58 AM
LISBON, Portugal — People not immunized or having received only one dose of vaccine constitute 98 percent of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Portugal, the Portuguese General Directorate of Health (DGS) reported on Tuesday.
A woman receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at Alcabideche sports complex in Cascais, Portugal, on July 16, 2021. Portugal is accelerating the vaccination against COVID-19 amid the raging Delta variant which has been already predominant in the country. (Xinhua)
The reduction in the risk of hospitalization was obvious among patients who were fully vaccinated, and immunization “reduces by up to three times the risk of death” of the coronavirus, according to Andre Peralta Santos, an expert from the DGS.