Despite the fact that COVID-19 vaccines did not put an end to the pandemic,
they were essential in slowing the spread of the virus; immunisation is
expected to avert 17 million hospitalizations and 2 million deaths in the
United States alone by March 2022, as reported by the Commonwealth Fund.
they were essential in slowing the spread of the virus; immunisation is
expected to avert 17 million hospitalizations and 2 million deaths in the
United States alone by March 2022, as reported by the Commonwealth Fund.
Nevertheless, not everyone is protected to the same extent by
immunizations. In the estimated 3% of the population that is moderately or
severely immunocompromised, the body may not produce high levels of
protective antibodies in response to immunisation, leaving the individual
at risk of contracting a life-threatening illness, requiring
hospitalisation, or even passing away.
