Covid vaccination linked to 'substantial reduction' in hospital admissions

kuu wrote: post #3

If I'm not wrong, UK is only giving the first dose for now. I feel glad and relieve that with only one dose it is working. There seems to be a light at the end of this tunnel :)

I think you are wrong, all my relatives who have had theres have had two or know when their next one is I belive

Re: Covid vaccination linked to 'substantial reduction' in hospital admissions

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Post by Zariel » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:38 PM UTC

kuu wrote: post #3

If I'm not wrong, UK is only giving the first dose for now. I feel glad and relieve that with only one dose it is working. There seems to be a light at the end of this tunnel :)

Check the data yourself, https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations

Most people I know who have a vaccine have had 2 doses

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Post by NovaJehovah » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:39 PM UTC

tus89 wrote: post #6

More interesting to know does it lead to a significant drop in transmission?

Why is that more interesting? Reducing severity is just as important as reducing transmission, if not more important.

If we could sufficiently reduce (or eliminate) severe cases and deaths, it wouldn't matter how contagious it was. Common colds are highly transmissible, but no one worries about them much since they very rarely cause severe illness.