Pfizer double-shot vaccine helps keep patients out of hospital
Analysis by Discovery and SA Medical Research Council finds vaccine reduces need for admission to hospital with severe Covid by 70%
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Analysis by Discovery and SA Medical Research Council finds vaccine reduces need for admission to hospital with severe Covid by 70%
The study comes as the UK removes 11 countries, including SA, from its travel red list
The omicron variant is substantially more contagious and reduces the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new South Africa study.
There seems to be little doubt that Omicron is highly transmissible, and in the US, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the new variant now accounts for 3% of samples that are being genetically sequenced.
A two-shot course of Pfizer’s vaccination may offer 70% protection against being hospitalized with the Covid-19 omicron variant, South Africa’s largest…