The Latest: Idaho s lieutenant gov. bans masks in schools
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Unvaccinated people six times more likely to develop COVID-19, says Seychelles
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Seychelles, which has vaccinated a greater proportion of its population against the coronavirus than any other country, said unvaccinated citizens are six times more likely to develop COVID-19 than those who have taken the inoculations.
The nation of 98,000 people has experienced a surge in infections even though 65 per cent of the population have taken two doses of a vaccine. Most of those infected haven’t been inoculated, the health ministry said in a presentation on Thursday.
The Seychelles has vaccinated about 65 per cent of its population.
The Indian Ocean archipelago imposed restrictions, including a ban on mingling between households this month, to try reduce infections. The country has been using shots from Sinopharm and Astrazeneca and said while a number of fully vaccinated people were infected, none had died.
The Latest: Journal: 2 vaccines by China appear effective
By The Associated Press Associated Press May 27, 2021 9:50am Text size Copy shortlink:
JAKARTA, Indonesia Two vaccines made by China s Sinopharm appear to be safe and effective against COVID-19, according to a study published in a medical journal.
The report, published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, concluded the two vaccines are about 73% and 78% effective, as Sinopharm has previously claimed.
Scientists have been waiting for more details about the two vaccines, even though they already are used in many countries and one recently won the backing of the World Health Organization.