Coronavirus | Large real world study confirms Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 94% effective

Coronavirus | Large real world study confirms Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 94% effective

The Hindu

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has proven 94% effective in a study involving 1.2 million people in Israel, the first peer-reviewed real world research confirming the power of mass immunization campaigns to bring the pandemic to a close. The paper, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, also demonstrated there is likely a strong protective benefit against infection, a crucial element in breaking onward transmission.
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