Both doses of the vaccine provide approximately 98% protection against death from COVID-19: Centre
New Delhi: Both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine provide around 98 per cent protection from death due to the disease, while one dose gives nearly 92 per cent shield, the Centre said on Friday (July 2, 2021) citing a study conducted on police personnel in Punjab.
The study was done by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in collaboration with the Punjab government.
According to the study's data, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul stated that 4,868 police officers were not vaccinated, and 15 of them died as a result of coronavirus infection, resulting in a 3.08 incidence per thousand.
Then, out of 35,856 police officers who received one dose, nine died, equating to 0.25 per thousand. He said at a press conference that 42,720 people received both doses of the vaccine and that two of them died, which translates to a 0.05 incidence per thousand.
Police personnel fall in the high-risk group. From these numbers, we find that one dose offers 92 per cent protection from death while both doses give 98 per cent protection," Paul said.
"Such studies and their findings show that vaccination eliminates serious disease and deaths. So have faith in the vaccines as they are effective and vaccines should be embraced," he said
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