Vaccines will be complementary to other preventive measures as vaccines will not target all populations at once and there will always be risk groups who are not vaccinated thus not prevented unless they comply with preventive measures, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
In addition, information is not yet available as to how long the vaccine will be protective to vaccinated people and when this protection will disappear. Therefore, the person still has to wear the mask, apply physical distance and obligate to isolation when indicated,
Will Covid-19 vaccines provide long-term protection
"It is too early to tell whether Covid-19 vaccines will provide long-term protection, or how long the vaccine will last to protect the body, and further research is needed to answer this question, But it is known so far that the vaccine prevents the disease symptoms and reduces complications," MOH said.
Most deaths during the month of April were people over 60 years old who refused to receive the vaccination.
The World Health Organization has urged fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks, social distance, and practice other safety measures as the highly contagious delta variant spreads rapidly across the globe.
“People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves,” Dr. Mariangela Simao, WHO assistant director-general for access to medicines and health products, said during a news briefing from the agency’s Geneva headquarters.
“Vaccine alone won’t stop community transmission,” Simao added. “People need to continue to use masks consistently, be in ventilated spaces, hand hygiene ... the physical distance, avoid crowding. This still continues to be extremely important, even if you’re vaccinated when you have a community transmission ongoing.”
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