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India Coronavirus Dispatch: What does '90% efficacy' for a vaccine mean?

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3 min read Last Updated : Nov 28 2020 | 2:35 PM IST

What does ‘90% efficacy’ for a Covid-19 vaccine mean?

Different pharmaceutical companies are now coming out with the success stories of their potential vaccines, and the efficacy rates of these vaccines are reported to be high – 70%, 90%, 95%, and so on. Such figures for potential vaccines under trial are never very clear to common people unless their implications are clearly illustrated. Here is how we can understand vaccine efficacy. Read more here

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