Ministry of Health : First dose of Corona vaccine reduces severe disease and deaths by 80%
The Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Preventive Health in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Abdullah bin Mufreh Asiri, said that the first dose of the Corona vaccine reduces severe disease and deaths by more than 80% in most people.
He confirmed that that the protection provided by the first dose lasts for several months. The Ministry of Health stated that the prevention of severe and critical complications of corona is by taking the vaccine.
- The Ministry of Health confirmed that Corona vaccines “Covid-19” are safe and effective in preventing severe disease and critical injuries. Most Viewed : Tawakkalna app now works in 75 countries
- Today, The health ministry reports 1,239 Corona infections, 932 recoveries and 15 deaths, with this the total number of corona cases in the Kingdom raises to 469,414 of which 451,187 recovered while 7,621 people loses their lives due to the complications of the virus.
- In the last 24 hours, Saudi Arabia has done 90,874 Covid-19 tests, and the total number of tests done in the Kingdom since the start of the pandemic reaches to 20 Million (20,617,677).
- Active cases of Covid-19 in the Kingdom further raised to 10,606 of which 1,549 are critical and are in intensive cares.
- Saudi Arabia has provided more than 16.1 million (16,173,677) doses of vaccine against the corona virus all over the Kingdom through its more than 587 vaccination centers. Read : Smart robots launched to distribute Zamzam water in the Two Holy Mosques
