ZURICH – More than 130 people in Switzerland have contracted Covid-19 after receiving both vaccine doses, with 12 fatalities, according to the latest data by the Federal Public Health Office (FOPH) yesterday.
From January 1 to May 14, 134 vaccine recipients were infected with the virus, most of them aged 80 and over. Of those infected, 27 were hospitalised, and 12 died.
The lowest number of infections after vaccination was recorded among people in the 20-to-29 age group, in which only one man and two women tested positive.
“Since most of the elderly have been vaccinated, the number of infections after vaccination is higher in older people. In addition, the effectiveness of the vaccine may decrease with age. We will closely monitor the developments,” an FOPH representative told the Sputnik news agency, adding that no Covid-19 vaccine is 100% effective against the disease.
So far, more than 1.1 million people in Switzerland, or about 14% of the population, have been inoculated.
The country has approved vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, and is considering the AstraZeneca jab. – Bernama, May 18, 2021
