ICMR study on 1.17 lakh Tamil Nadu police personnel reaffirms effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing death

Among over 1.17 lakh police personnel, 31 deaths were reported between April 13 and May 14 this year. Of the 31 who succumbed, four had taken two doses of the vaccine, seven had taken one dose and the remaining 20 were unvaccinated.

Chennai: A real-world study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), based on vaccination, hospitalization data from Tamil Nadu police has reaffirmed the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing death. The data for the study was collected between February 1 and May 14 while the country was facing the second wave of the pandemic. As per the study, out of 117,524 police personnel in Tamil Nadu, 32,792 received one dose, 67,673 received two doses of COVID vaccine while the remaining 17,059 were unvaccinated. Among over 1.17 lakh police personnel, 31 deaths were reported between April 13 and May 14 this year. Of the 31 who succumbed, four had taken two doses of the vaccine, seven had taken one dose and the remaining 20 were unvaccinated.