One dose of vaccine halves the transmission rate of Covid-19: Study

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London: According to a new study by Public Health England (PHE), it has been found that Oxford / AstraZeneca or Pfizer / BioNTech vaccines One dose also halved the transmission rate of Covid-19. Under the Vaccination Program currently run by the National Health Service (NHS), people who became infected within three weeks of getting a vaccine were less likely to be infected by 38 to 49 percent of those who did not take the vaccine.

PHE also found that protection from covid-19 was observed 14 days after vaccination and age and contacts did not show any effect on this protection. Britain’s Health Minister Matt Hancock said, “A new study shows that a single dose of the vaccine reduces the risk of home transmission by 50 percent.” This reaffirms the fact that the vaccine protects you and those around you. When you get a call to get vaccinated, get vaccinated. “

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These new studies, which came out on Wednesday, are yet to be fully reviewed by experts. During this study, more than 57000 people from 24,000 households were contacted where there was at least one laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 patient who had been given a dose of the vaccine, compared to about 10 who had not been vaccinated. Made with lakhs of people. A person vaccinated in a home who has been exposed to a corona virus infection within two to 14 days after being infected has been defined as a secondary case.

Most of the people involved in the study were under 60 years of age. In earlier studies, it was found that four weeks after taking a single dose of either of the two vaccines, the risk of infection was reduced by 60–65 percent. Dr. Mary Ramsay, Head of Immunization at PHE, says, “Vaccines are important in helping us return to our normal lives. Vaccines not only reduce the severity of the disease but prevent thousands of deaths daily. We are now seeing that they are also helpful in reducing the risk of spreading Covid-19 in others. ”

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