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Covid-19 vaccine reduces 80 percent risk of hospitalisation

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Published: 15:25, 2 March 2021  
Covid-19 vaccine reduces 80 percent risk of hospitalisation

A single dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine reduces risk of hospitalisation in over-80s by more than 80 per cent, a new study from Public Health England has revealed.

Newly-published data showing the effectiveness of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines means that the roadmap for ending lockdown is "achievable," Matt Hancock has said.

European Union plans for a coronavirus vaccine passport could be opened up to British tourists and other non-EU holidaymakers, Brussels said on Monday.

The first Covax vaccines were administered to government ministers and essential workers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana in West Africa this morning, formally signalling the long awaited start of the global vaccine programme against Covid-19.

Coronavirus cases have risen globally for the first time in seven weeks, bucking an unprecedented trend which had raised hopes the pandemic was finally abating.

The pandemic led to an almost 20 per cent reduction in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy during the height of the first wave, official data shows.
 

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