Two doses of Pfizer vaccine 88%, AstraZeneca 67% effective against Delta variant

DN Bureau

Two doses of the Pfizer or AstraZenaca vaccines are effective against the new delta COVID variant but not as effective as they are against the original, a study published in the US New England Journal of Medicine revealed.

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Washington: Two doses of the Pfizer or AstraZenaca vaccines are effective against the new delta COVID variant but not as effective as they are against the original, a study published in the US New England Journal of Medicine revealed.

Two does of the Pfizer vaccine was 88 percent effective against the delta virus versus 93.7% against the alpha strain, according to the study released on Wednesday, while AstraZeneca's was 67% effective against the delta versus 74.5% against the original.(UNI)










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