Lithuania: 24 people died of COVID-19 Despite Being Fully Vaccinated

The Statistics Authority of Lithuania, published Friday, said that 24 people have died of COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus (known also as COVID-19).

The authority added that among those 24 who died due to infection with the COVID-19, there is only one person, who did not have clear medical indications that would prevent the formation of a stable immunity.

As for the rest, they were suffering from complications of other diseases, which is considered a big risk factor.

In total, since the beginning of the pandemic (February 2020) in Lithuania, infection with the deadly virus was 296.7 thousand people, or about one-tenth of the country's population.

It is worth noting that the vaccination against the virus began in this republic on May 31, 2021.

According to the Republic's Ministry of Health, throughout the eight months of vaccination in the country, 1.64 million people received one or two doses of the anti-corona vaccine, which means some  58.6% of the population was vaccinated.

In Lithuania, one of the Baltic Republics, vaccines approved in the European Union (EU) are used.

These vaccines are made by Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Moderna.

On the other hand, Michael Rayan, Executive- Director of Emergency at the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the world witnesses some stability in the rate of infection with the Coronavirus.

During a news conference held in Geneva, Switzerland, Rayan indicated that over the last two weeks, the percentage of the infection with the deadly virus retreated significantly.

He assured me that situation in the world now is better than what it was before three months.

Rayan touched on the epidemiological situation across the planet.

He revealed that some countries saw a decline in infections, meanwhile, the rate of infection spiked in others due to the effectiveness of detecting mutations of COVID-19, easing restrictions, and of increasing mixing up between people.

Despite stability in infections, the WHO warned last week of the possibility of a new dangerous wave of COVID-19, which led to the spread of the "Delta" variant in Europe.