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Already vaccinated with 2 doses, the risk of infection with the Delta variant is reduced by 60%

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JAKARTA – In addition to the discipline of following health protocols, vaccination is one of the main ways to control the Covid-19 pandemic. This is why, Covid-19 vaccination It is very important to reach herd immunity as soon as possible.

Regarding the benefits of vaccines and the possible risk of Covid-19 infection, Education large prevalence of the latest virus from the UK published its latest findings. Quotes Reuters, Wednesday (4/8), it was stated that people who had the full vaccine or two complete doses, reduced the risk of being infected with Covid-19 from the delta virus variant by 50%-60% (including in people who were asymptomatic).

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Researchers from Imperial College London said people who were known to have received two doses of the vaccine were only half as likely to be positive for Covid-19, adjusting for other factors. For example, age to factors whether the person being tested has symptoms or not.

According to the study, focusing on symptomatic groups of people, the effectiveness of the vaccine increased to about 59%. Named Imperial epidemiologist Paul Elliot as leader study This Imperial research study was designed to see results in more people.

“We’re looking at effectiveness against infection among a random sample of the general population, which includes asymptomatic individuals. So, this is a different group of people,” said Paul Elliot.

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The researchers said that overall, the prevalence in unvaccinated people was 1.21%. This figure is three times higher than the 0.40% prevalence in fully vaccinated people.

In addition, viral loads among people with Covid-19 are also lower in people who have been vaccinated.

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