COVID Vaccine Offers 98% Protection Against Death: Study
The COVID vaccines are not just safe but also effective, according to a study by PGIMER, Chandigarh;
A single dose of the COVID vaccine offers a 92% protection against death and both doses of the vaccine offer a 98% protection against death due to coronavirus, according to a study conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Medicinal Education and Research, Chandigarh.
The first few cases of coronavirus were identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and it was officially declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020, leading to a worldwide lockdown. The virus claimed more than 3 million lives all over the world and India alone has reported more than 400,000 deaths till date.
Healthcare professionals around the globe felt that an effective vaccine is the need of the hour and could possibly be our saving grace from mass extinction. However, when the vaccination program began in India, the general population was skeptical of its efficacy and safety.
With this background, investigators at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research conducted a study among the Punjab Police Personnel. The researchers showed that 15 deaths were reported among 4,868 non-vaccinated persons. This figure fell to nine among 35,856 who had received one dose. The number of deaths fell further to only two among 42,720 individuals who had received both doses.
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