Data in Tamil Nadu showed that risk of death from Covid was 3.5 times higher for those unvaccinated, compared with those vaccinated. Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu: 11th special vaccination camps beginsBetween August and October 2021, 2,011 persons died of Covid in the State. Among the rest, around 84 per cent (1,675) were unvaccinated and 11 per cent (227) had received a single dose of vaccine. He called for the continued use of masks in public and closed crowded places, and enforcement of other Covid-appropriate behaviour. At this stage, it would be extremely important to follow the five-fold strategy of Covid-appropriate behaviour, test-track-treat and vaccination,” he said.

Source: The Hindu November 25, 2021 16:27 UTC