Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, the ICMR said its "study reveals that Covid-19 vaccine is effective in preventing deaths among front line workers," showing 82% effectiveness on state police personnel who had received a single shot and 95% on those administered with two doses. "The incidence of COVID-19 deaths among the vaccinated with zero, one and two doses were 1.17, 0.21 and 0.06 per 1,000 police personnel, respectively." "The vaccine effectiveness in preventing COVID-19 deaths with one and two doses was 82% (95% CI: 57 - 92%) and 95% (95% CI: 85 98%) respectively," it said. "In conclusion, our analysis indicated COVID-19 vaccination, even with single dose, was effective in preventing deaths." "It is necessary to increase coverage of COVID-19 vaccines, regardless of the type of vaccines, to reduce mortality in current as well as future waves of COVID-19 epidemic," it added.

Source: Mint July 06, 2021 18:11 UTC