Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths fell dramatically among people 65 and older following the rollout of vaccines, according to CDC report.
released by the CDC on Monday offered additional real-world evidence of the vaccines' benefits.
The mRNA vaccines from Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna were found to reduce the risk of Covid-19 by 91 percent among fully vaccinated people who'd received both doses, and 81 percent after just one shot. for full coverage of the coronavirus outbreakThe study included 3,975 people whose jobs put them at higher risk for infection: health care workers, first responders and other essential workers. All were regularly tested for Covid-19.
While some breakthrough infections were reported — that is, infections that occurred after vaccination — those illnesses tended to be milder than infections among unvaccinated people, according to the report. Even partially vaccinated participants who became infected felt better six days faster, on average, and were less likely to develop symptoms, compared with people who had not received the shots.Follow
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