News > One Covid vaccine dose is 96.6% effective in preventing death, says Centre
One Covid vaccine dose is 96.6% effective in preventing death, says Centre
Scroll | 09/09/2021 07:48 PM | Click to read full article
One dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus is 96.6% effective in preventing deaths while two shots have 97.5% efficacy against the disease, the Centre said on Thursday.
The figures were presented by Indian Council of Medical Research chief Balram Bhargava at a press briefing on India’s coronavirus situation. The figures were based on data collated between April 18 to August 15.
