{"id":25671,"date":"2021-11-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=25671"},"modified":"2021-11-22T10:42:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T09:42:34","slug":"covid-19-deaths-fell-by-50-due-to-vaccinations-says-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/covid-19-deaths-fell-by-50-due-to-vaccinations-says-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 deaths fell by 50% due to vaccinations, says doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Hospitalizations are three times lower while mortality dropped by 50% due to vaccinations if we compare it to the situation from last year, said on Euronews Albania doctor Arben Gjata.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Dr. Gjata explained that the epidemiological situation saw signs of improvement mainly from vaccinations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cThis can be attributed to vaccinations as over 70%-80% of patients at the hospital were among those who weren\u2019t vaccinated\u201d, he said.<\/p>\r\n<p>The only hospital treating patients with COVID-19 that has reached its maximum capacity is the Infective Diseases Hospital, said Dr. Gjata.<\/p>\r\n<p>According to the Health Ministry, 936,539 citizens have received both vaccine doses.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In Albania, everyone older than 16 can get the jab, while booster shots are available to +65 citizens.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>The official death toll from the virus is 3,040, while the country has logged around 196,400 positive cases from the beginning of the pandemic.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/11\/20\/covid-19-in-albania-6-victims-465-new-confirmed-cases\/\">COVID-19 in Albania: 6 victims, 465 new confirmed cases<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/11\/03\/parents-unsure-of-vaccinating-children-against-covid-19\/\">Parents unsure of vaccinating children against COVID-19<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/11\/01\/albania-rolls-out-covid-19-vaccine-booster-shots\/\">Albania rolls out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hospitalizations are three times lower while mortality dropped by 50% due to vaccinations if we compare it to the situation from last year, said on Euronews Albania doctor Arben Gjata. 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