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As an independent study by researchers based on real world assessment showed that Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin to be 50 per cent effective against symptomatic Covid-19 disease, experts say more real-world studies are required now. Real-world data, however, shows that vaccines are working against severe disease and hospitalisation, claimed experts.
The study titled ‘Effectiveness of an inactivated virus-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, BBV152, in India: a test-negative, case-control study’ assessed 2,714 hospital workers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, between April 15 and May 15. The workers were symptomatic and underwent RT-PCR test for Covid-19 detection. The results
