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Two doses of Covid-19 vaccine give 98% protection, says PGI study

The study, which didn't specify the name of the vaccine, was conducted on Punjab police personnel

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Of 35,856 individuals who received the first dose, nine died of Covid | Photo: Shutterstock

1 min read Last Updated : Jul 02 2021 | 11:42 PM IST

A study on vaccine efficacy conducted by PGI Chandigarh shows that two doses of the Covid vaccine gave 98 per cent protection against the disease, while one dose gave 92 per cent protection.

The study, which didn’t specify the name of the vaccine, was conducted on Punjab police personnel. Of 35,856 individuals who received the first dose, nine died of Covid. Among 42,720 who received both doses, there were two deaths.

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“Deaths per thousand with a single dose was 0.25 and with both doses,

Topics : Coronavirus Vaccine Vaccination Vaccine

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Two doses of Covid-19 vaccine give 98% protection, says PGI study

The study, which didn't spe­cify the name of the vacc­ine, was conducted on Pun­jab police personnel

The study, which didn't specify the name of the vaccine, was conducted on Punjab police personnel