UNVACCINATED people and those who have recovered from the coronavirus (Covid-19) infection are at risk of contracting the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, according to a senior doctor.
National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (Covid-19) monitoring committee head Dr Manaf Al Qahtani also warned of the severity of infection among the elderly and immuno-compromised people.
The BDF Hospital microbiologist’s warning comes as 80 per cent of the country’s population has received at least one dose of a vaccine.
As of Sunday, 1,20,0396 people had received one jab, accounting for 80.02pc of Bahrain’s estimated 1.5 million population, while 1,174,698 people had received two shots, accounting for 78.3pc.
This means that the country would need to double jab around 25,000 people more to achieve herd immunity – which is around 80-90pc of the population.
Meanwhile, 809,532 people (54pc) took a third, booster dose.
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