Scientists gave Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine the green light yesterday, saying it was almost 92 percent effective in fighting COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed late-stage trial results published in The Lancet
Scientists say the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. Scientists say Oxford COVID-19 vaccine could cut transmission of the virus: What does this mean? | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may reduce transmission of the virus
Scientists say a single standard dose of the vaccine could also offer protection of up to 76% for up to 12 weeks
Oxford University has entered into a partnership with Astra Zeneca for further development of the vaccine
New Delhi: While countries have started rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, scientists are still trying to figure out whether vaccinations can prevent transmission to others. Finding out the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on transmission remains a crucial theme for researchers as that will help shape the future of the pandemic to a large extent. Now, scientists at the University of Oxford claimed that their COVID-19 vaccine cou
The scientific media report includes the results of more than 20,000 participants, of which 75% were assigned to receive the injection The participants included people older than 18 years, some with co morbidities and even a group older than 60 years.
The Russian Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against Covid 19 in its symptomatic manifestations, according to the medical journal The Lancet . “The trial results show a strong protective effect consistent across all age groups of participants,” the researchers explain.
The scientific media report includes the results of more than 20,000 participants, of which 75% were assigned to receive the injection. Within which they included people older than 18 years, some with co morbidities and even a group older than 60 years.
Public Health England found two cases without travel history on December 22
A further one was discovered on January 5 and then eight more on January 26
The door-to-door testing campaign began yesterday, February 2, to stop variant
Critics said they were astonished it had taken so long to act and it was too late
Walsall was included in surge testing despite its only case being in December