Two dosages of Pfizer vaccine weeks apart ‘stops 99.9% of Covid cases’

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    CWMBRAN, WALES - JANUARY 26: A close up of syringe containing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as it is administered to a man at Cwmbran Stadium on January 26, 2021 in Cwmbran, Wales. Wales is on track to vaccinate nearly three quarters of a million people by mid-February after a surge in vaccines delivered in the past four days. In total 8.7% of the Welsh population have now received their first jabs to protect them from coronavirus. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

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    Of 700,000 individuals who were immunized with the Pfizer jab, simply 300 later on contracted the infection (Picture: Getty Images)

    Two dosages of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine avoids nearly all cases of the illness, brand-new research study recommends.

    Israel, which is leading the world with its vaccination rollout, have actually exposed initial information which recommends simply 0.04% of those who have actually had both dosages went on to establish Covid-19.

    Of 700,000 individuals who were immunized, simply 300 later on contracted the infection and just 16 required medical facility treatment.

    Professor Eyal Leshem, an Israeli contagious illness professional, stated the reports were ‘very good news’.

    ‘The initial findings are quite incredible,’ he included.

    ‘After one dosage, the cases fell significantly and after 2, there were simply 0.4%.

    ‘Time will tell, we still need to accumulate data but these are very encouraging preliminary reports.’

    He stated the research study suggests the vaccine likewise safeguards versus the more contagious UK variation of Covid-19 – enhancing Pfizer and BioNTech’s verification the other day that the jab safeguards versus mutant stress.

    CWMBRAN, WALES - JANUARY 26: A general view as Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are given at Cwmbran Stadium on January 26, 2021 in Cwmbran, Wales. Wales is on track to vaccinate nearly three quarters of a million people by mid-February after a surge in vaccines delivered in the past four days. In total 8.7% of the Welsh population have now received their first jabs to protect them from coronavirus. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

    Initial research studies have actually likewise discovered a considerable decrease in cases amongst those who have actually had one dosage of the vaccine (Picture: Getty Images)

    NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 09: ** PICTURE EMBARGOED FOR USE UNTIL 00:01 JANUARY 10, 2021** Pharmacist Ciara Duffy removes Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines from a fridge at a mass vaccination hub at the Centre For Life in Newcastle on January 09, 2021 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The Centre For Life in Newcastle vaccinated keys workers this weekend, ahead of its opening to the general public on Monday. It will be one of seven mass vaccination hubs opening around the country, after the UK government pledged to vaccinate the 15 million people most at risk from Covid-19 by mid-February. (Photo by Ian Forsyth - Pool/Getty Images)

    Experts state the findings are ‘quite incredible’ (Picture: Getty Images)

    More than 30% of Israel’s population has actually gotten a vaccine, and the nation is participating in a number of research studies in partnership with Pfizer to examine efficiency.

    Professor Leshem included: ‘On one hand, we’re seeing really high neighborhood transmission rates with 1,000s of cases every day – the greatest rates we’ve experienced because the start of the break out.

    ‘But when we look specifically at these hundreds of thousands of Israelis that are vaccinated, they don’t get contaminated.

    ‘And even in those couple of cases that get contaminated, they experience a moderate illness – just a handful requirement to go to the medical facility, just a handful experienced serious illness and required to be confessed to the medical facility.

    ‘It’s what we call reality, ecologic proof of vaccine effectiveness – the high effectiveness of the vaccine.’

    The bulk of individuals immunized up until now were over 60.

    Initial research studies have actually likewise discovered a considerable decrease in cases amongst those who have actually had one dosage of the vaccine.

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