Even so, the CDC has revealed that the Covid-19 vaccine can prevent the severity of the disease.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON — Efficacy Covid-19 vaccine used in the United States decreased from 91 percent to 66 percent amid dominance varian delta which is very contagious. The findings come from the results of a Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) study published Tuesday.
“Although we saw the protection of the Covid-19 vaccine against delta variants decreased, it was still a two-thirds decrease in risk,” Ashley Fowlkes, lead author of the study, told CNN.
According to Fowlkes, the vaccine is still “very strong”. Moreover, in preventing the severity of the disease, including the risk of hospitalization and death.
“However, we also want to continue wearing masks a little longer,” said the epidemiologist at the CDC’s Covid-19 Emergency Response.
source: Antara, Xinhua
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