Reassuring But Needs More Scientific Study: Experts On Centre's Vaccine Data
The Government, in its health briefing, said a single vaccine dose is 96.6 per cent effective in preventing death and two Covid shots are 97.5 per cent effective, citing data between April and August. Top doctor Dr Chandrakant Lahariya said, while the data is reassuring, "we cannot call this vaccine efficacy. Effectiveness is different and needs to be studied with a more scientific approach".
