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Vaccines cutting covid19 numbers worldwide Tuesday 23 February 2021 Panellists of the UWI’s covid19 vaccination Q&A session. L-R: Professor Clive Landis, Professor Christine Carrington, and Dr Peter Figueroa. - Screengrab of UWITV broadcast Epidemiologist Dr Peter Figueroa, chair of the PAHO Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group said since the rollout of the covid19 vaccine, there has been a 40 per cent decrease in the number of cases, a 30 per cent reduction in hospitalisation due to the virus and a 16 per cent reduction in covid19-related deaths. He made the statement during UWI’s covid19 vaccination question-and-answer session on Monday. He said all three vaccines currently in widest circulation – Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca – were safe for use. While there was a risk of anaphylaxis (shock due to an extreme allergic reaction) with the Pfizer (four in every million vaccinations) and Moderna (two in every million vaccinations), no such ef ....