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Covid-19 Vaccine Can Reduce Chances Of Severe Infections, Mortality: ICMR Chief

'The Covid-19 vaccines are disease-modifying, reduce the chances of developing severe infection and death due to the disease', said ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava

Covid-19 Vaccine Can Reduce Chances Of Severe Infections, Mortality: ICMR Chief
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Vaccines against Covid-19 can reduce the probability of severe infections and mortality, said바카라 웹사이트Balram Bhargava,바카라 웹사이트ICMR Chief. These바카라 웹사이트are "disease-modifying" vaccines and there is an 85 per cent reduction in hospitalisation after vaccination which is well established internationally, said Bhargava as he responded to being questioned about바카라 웹사이트people contracting the infection even after taking both doses of Covid vaccine.바카라 웹사이트

"These vaccines are disease-modifying. After two doses are administered, the antibodies develop.바카라 웹사이트The Covid-19 vaccines reduce the chances of developing severe infection and death due to the disease," the ICMR Director-General said.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is the country's apex health research body.

Currently, two vaccines -- Covaxin by Bharat Biotech and Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII) -- are being used for inoculation in India.

India's drug regulator has also granted permission for the restricted emergency use of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V with certain conditions.

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