 "Two doses of Covid-19 vaccine give 98% protection, says PGI study")
A study on vaccine efficacy conducted by PGI Chandigarh shows that two doses of the Covid vaccine gave 98 per cent protection against the disease, while one dose gave 92 per cent protection.
The study, which didn’t specify the name of the vaccine, was conducted on Punjab police personnel. Of 35,856 individuals who received the first dose, nine died of Covid. Among 42,720 who received both doses, there were two deaths.
“Deaths per thousand with a single dose was 0.25 and with both doses, it was 0.05,” V K Paul, member-health, Niti Aayog, said. Among 4,868 police personnel who did not receive any dose, there were 15 deaths due to Covid-19.
The study, which didn’t specify the name of the vaccine, was conducted on Punjab police personnel. Of 35,856 individuals who received the first dose, nine died of Covid. Among 42,720 who received both doses, there were two deaths.
“Deaths per thousand with a single dose was 0.25 and with both doses, it was 0.05,” V K Paul, member-health, Niti Aayog, said. Among 4,868 police personnel who did not receive any dose, there were 15 deaths due to Covid-19.
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