Vaccination Reduces Death Rate, Not Cases: Zahid

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday said vaccine does not prevent the spread of Covid-19, but it does lessen the death rate, reports media.

"There has been an increase in transmission. As I have said, the Covid-19 vaccination has no effect on transmission. It lowers the death rate,” the minister said while talking to media at Osmani Smriti Auditorium after attending the foundation stone unveiling ceremony of Cancer Treatment Centres at eight divisional government medical college hospitals.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the event from her Ganabhaban residence.

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