Although the unvaccinated account for a small proportion of the population, they contributed to 70 per cent of the deaths. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A total of 555 of the 802 Covid-19 deaths in 2021 were not fully vaccinated, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday (Jan 10), stressing that this group of people are still "the most prone" to falling seriously ill when infected.
Although the unvaccinated account for a small proportion of the population, they contributed to 70 per cent of the deaths, he told Parliament.
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