Does 1 vaccine dose prevent death? Modi govt reveals data, says 96.6% efficacy | Covid

The Centre has developed a COVID-19 vaccine tracker by synergising data from three platforms to give information on various aspects of vaccination like effectiveness post inoculation. Citing the data from COVID-19 tracker from April 18 to August 15, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said vaccine effectiveness in preventing mortality is 96.6 per cent and 97.5 per cent after the second dose. “It is clear that after two doses, there is near for total protection of serious diseases and death,” V K Paul, NITI Aayog member (Health) said. Watch the full video for more details.