In Maastricht UMC+, unlike many other hospitals, eight out of ten corona patients in the corona department were vaccinated last week. That message was eagerly shared on social media by unvaccinated people as if it were proof of the futility of vaccination. But that is not an accurate representation of things, says Paul Savelkoul, molecular microbiologist at UMC Maastricht.
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“There is a difference between a corona department, where older people or people with underlying suffering are located, who have been vaccinated, and the IC.”
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How is it possible that eight out of ten corona patients in the corona department of Maastricht UMC+ are vaccinated?
‘The average age in Limburg is higher than in the rest of the Netherlands. People who have been vaccinated generally develop a defense against the virus, but that is not the case for everyone. In people who are older or have underlying diseases, such as cancer, fewer antibodies are produced after vaccination. They are more prone to end up in hospital if they become infected. In addition, the group of vaccinated is much larger than the group of non-vaccinated. So that more of them are included in the corona department is logical.’
What about the people who…
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