TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Oct. 12 (PIA) -- Around 91% or 461 of the total deaths recorded in Bohol due to COVID-19 involve persons who were not vaccinated.
Either they have not yet availed of the vaccines or they refused to get vaccinated, said Neil John Oclarit of the Department of Health (DOH) in Bohol during the Bohol Inter-Agency Task Force on the management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (BIATF) meeting on Oct. 11.
The same report showed that 2% of those who died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were fully vaccinated individuals, however, doctors have clarified that they died from complications and not necessarily due to the vaccines.
Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital (GCGMH) epidemiologist Dr. Ellan Lyll Salada admitted that the said deaths involve fully vaccinated individuals who died of complications and pre-existing conditions.
Oclarit showed the vaccination status of active COVID 19 cases which show that of the 949 active cases recorded, 613 of these were of non-vaccinated individuals, 300 are confirmed COVID-19 positive cases with full vaccination, and another 36 of these were those from the partially vaccinated.
Medical practitioners and epidemiologists at the DOH assert that those with complete vaccination seldom exhibit any serious effect of the disease, despite testing positive.
They said that those with complete vaccination are afforded full protection against the disease and do not exhibit serious COVID-19 symptoms that require hospitalization.
The same information from the DOH as shared by Oclarit also showed hat even fully vaccinated individuals, especially those who still have less than 14 days after the second dose, need to stay home as this time is critical for the vaccine to train the antibodies to respond to the invading virus.
Those who have full vaccination are not excepted from becoming carriers of the virus to other people.
Oclarit also showed that in a study of COVID-19 cases, 49% or 467 of the 949 cases in Bohol showed the family as the source of transmission.
Family members who go out of the house inadvertently bring the virus inside and infect household members.
Another 35% of those who got sick with COVID-19 said they do not know where they got the disease.
Authorities are reminding family members who go out of their homes for essential reasons to ensure they disinfect properly before going back inside the house. (RAHC/PIA7 Bohol)
