By Raji Unnikrishnan
BOOSTER doses of coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines can prevent fatalities among patients suffering from kidney diseases to a large extent, said a senior Bahraini medic.
According to Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) Youssef Khalil Almoayyed Nephrology and Renal Transplant Centre chairman Dr Ali Al Aradi, around 30 deaths were recorded from April to June at the centre who were elderly, heavily immunosuppressed and had developed complications post-Covid-19 recovery.
The centre also saw at least three cases in a month during the year showing deteriorating kidney functioning or needing haemodialysis post-recovery.
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