BBCNEWS Breakfast August 25, 2021 05:13:00
Of the winter. today's study adds to growing evidence that, over time, covid vaccines become less effective at stopping infections. it examined 1.2 million positive test results between may and july this year and found that protection from the pfizer vaccine seemed to reduce from 88% to 74% over 5—6 months, and astrazeneca from 77% to 67% over 4—5 months. importantly, this is about preventing a covid infection. hospital figures suggest that both vaccines have continued to protect against severe illness in many people. public health england estimates that nearly 85,000 deaths have been prev...