India says one vaccine dose prevents 96.6% COVID-19 deaths
[1/2] A healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - One vaccine dose alone is 96.6% effective in preventing COVID-19 deaths in India, and two doses are 97.5% effective, the health ministry said on Thursday after analysing data between April and August.
Reporting by Shivani Singh
Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky
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