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People out of hospital, this one has looked at how good they are at preventing any infection by the delta variant. the study showed the pfizerjab had 93% effectiveness two weeks after the second dose, compared to 72% for the astrazeneca vaccine. the researchers say that pfizers performance then falls faster, and they believe that after four to five months, the two vaccines may converge, having similar effectiveness. i would stress that both the vaccines are still giving really, really good prote...

Effectiveness against infection or miles symptomatic disease not hospitalisation type disease, against which both vaccines are highly effective once you have had two doses. in terms of miles symptomatic illness, this study suggests in the short—term, after two doses of pfizer, that is slightly higher, but it declines fast and becomes rather similar to astrazeneca after a month or two. at that stage, you are pretty much in the same place whether you have had one vaccine all the other. iloathed ...

Countrys government. and they are also looking to block reserves that afghanistans government holds in foreign banks. the u.s. will offer covid boosters for all americans starting about a month from now. those who are eight months out from their second dose of the pfizer or moderna vook seen will vaccine will be eligible. new studies show that covid vaccine effectiveness drops over time and it coincide with the spread of the delta variant. one study found it declined from 92% to 80% between ea...

Seen intelligence officials on the record or background coming out and saying, no, no, this isnt on us. military officials saying nothing had predicted this quick collapse. so, what are you learning from your perch about what we, as a government, knew and who knew it when? >> reporter: well, i think that were learning that the biden administration really didnt see this coming at all. as i reported earlier in the week, military and intelligence officials had warned that kabul could collapse in we...

Um, because, you know, the cdc was telling clinicians yesterday that there was no basis at least at this time for getting booster shots. the other thing that sort of strikes me is that, you know, you are hearing really sort of a rationale for anticipating what may come. and trying to get ahead of that. there is not the data showing a decrease, really, in the effectiveness of these vaccines for hospitalizations and people dying of this disease. there -- there may have been more people getting mil...

Compared to 72% for the astrazeneca vaccine. the researchers say that pfizers performance then falls faster, and they believe that after four to five months, the two vaccines may converge, having similar effectiveness. i would stress that both the vaccines are still giving really, really good protection. and its important to remember that actually pfizer starts out at around 15% better effectiveness than astrazeneca, which is far more my thing, then we could ever have imagined. i think, then we ...

Seeing really terrible outcomes for children and those can be avoided. israel, one of the worlds most vaccinated countries has one of the highest infection rate at the moment. in fact, they are in their fourth wave, which raises questions about the vaccines longevity. is that what is informing the cdcs decision there to have this booster programme starting in september? we programme starting in september? - are starting to see data coming in from israel, some from the us and more recently from t...

Naomi grimley reports. for months, the office for national statistics, in partnership with oxford university, has been asking hundreds of thousands of us to do swabs for their research. unlike other studies, which have looked at how effective vaccines are at keeping people out of hospital, this one has looked at how good they are at preventing any infection with the delta variant. to begin with, the effectiveness of the pfizerjab appears to be better than the oxford astrazeneca one, but, after 1...

If you got pfizer or moderna, youre going to want to stick with the same manufacturer when you go back to get a booster shot. resiid was an attempt to stay ahead of the coronavirus: >> my administration has been planning for this possibility and this scenario for months. we purchased enough vaccine and vaccine supplies so when your eight-month mark comes up, youll be ready to get your vaccination free. >> reporter: this booster strategy comes from data which shows that the vaccines are losing ef...

Most adults fully vaccinated for the first eight months will qualify. a top priority, protecting health care workers, nursing home residents, and seniors who were vaccinated first. the booster shot, a third dose of the same formula and vaccine for those who were fully inoculated with pfizer or moderna. >> it will be easy. just show your vaccination card, and youll get a booster. >> reporter: for those vaccinated with johnson & johnson, a booster will likely be needed, but for now theres simply n...