Two Vaccine Doses "Vital" Against Delta Variant Of Covid: European Regulator

"Preliminary evidence suggests that both doses of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine... are needed to provide adequate protection against the Delta variant," the European Medicines Agency said.

The EU's medicines watchdog said on Wednesday two jabs by approved vaccine makers were "vital" to provide maximum protection against the highly infectious coronavirus Delta variant, urging countries to speed up their inoculation drives. The Delta strain, first detected in India, is making a rapid march across the continent will constitute 90 percent of all cases by the end of the summer. "Preliminary evidence suggests that both doses of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine... are needed to provide adequate protection against the Delta variant," the European Medicines Agency said. "Adherence to the recommended vaccination course is vital to benefit from the highest level of protection."