2 doses of Covid vaccine provide 98 per cent protection from death, says Govt
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New Delhi: Niti Aayog member (health) VK Paul on Friday said both doses of vaccines provide at least 98 percent protection from Covid-19 death, citing a study done by the Post Graduate Institue of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in association with the Punjab government. A real-life study has been conducted on police personnel of the state. The study is very simple. 4,868 police personnel were not vaccinated and out of them, 15 died of Covid-19, which translates to 3.08 per thousand," Dr. Paul said.
Out of 35,856 police personnel who received one dose of the vaccine, nine died, which translates to 0.25 per thousand. A total of 42,720 police personnel received both doses of the vaccine and 2 among them died, which translates to 0.05 per thousand."When we interpret these numbers, we find that one dose offers 92 protection from death while both doses offer protection of 98 percent," Dr. Paul said adding that the study was done on police personnel as they belong to the high-risk group.
