AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine gives 94% protection against death in people over 65: PHE

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine gives 94% protection against death in people over 65: PHE

PHE said the majority of the data was derived from a period where the Alpha variant was still dominant, and did not provide a specific estimate of protection from death that the vaccine offered against the Delta variant

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AstraZeneca jab gives an estimated 94% protection against death from the disease in people over 65, Public Health England saidAstraZeneca jab gives an estimated 94% protection against death from the disease in people over 65, Public Health England said
Reuters
  • Jul 2, 2021,
  • Updated Jul 2, 2021 11:05 AM IST

Two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine gives an estimated 94% protection against death from the disease in people over 65, Public Health England said on Thursday in a weekly surveillance report of real-world data.

PHE said the majority of the data was derived from a period where the Alpha variant was still dominant, and did not provide a specific estimate of protection from death that the vaccine offered against the Delta variant.

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Two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine gives an estimated 94% protection against death from the disease in people over 65, Public Health England said on Thursday in a weekly surveillance report of real-world data.

PHE said the majority of the data was derived from a period where the Alpha variant was still dominant, and did not provide a specific estimate of protection from death that the vaccine offered against the Delta variant.

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