Many Deaths In Hong Kong Even Though The Achievement Of COVID-19 Vaccination Is High, How Come?

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JAKARTA - The government often echoes that COVID-19 vaccination can reduce the risk of illness and death in people infected with the Coronavirus.

However, it turns out that the data in Hong Kong shows that the death rate remains high even though the vaccination achievement in that country has also been high. This anomaly was disclosed by the Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin.

"A special anomaly has occurred in Hong Kong. We have observed that Hong Kong has high hospital admissions, high mortality, even though vaccinations are high", Budi said in a Youtube broadcast of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, quoted on Thursday, March 24.

Based on data obtained by the Ministry of Health, it turns out that the high vaccination rate in Hong Kong is contributed more by the young and productive age group.

In detail, the vaccination achievement for 12-19 years old is 65 percent, 20-59 years is 85.14 percent, 60 years and over is 59.84 percent, 70 years and over is 45.46 percent, and 80 years and over is 28.62 percent.

Then, looking at the death data of COVID-19 patients in hospitals in Hong Kong, the majority or 90 percent of them are people who have not received the full dose or two doses of vaccination.

"Hong Kong has a high mortality rate, even though the vaccination rate is high. After we saw it, it turns out that the death occurred in the elderly and the vaccination was not complete", said Budi.

Therefore, this data will be a concern for the government to continue to intensify full-dose vaccination, especially for the elderly. "So, indeed the two indications, incomplete vaccination, and parents are our critical points", he added.