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COVID-19 vaccines are disease-modifying, reduce chances of severe infection, mortality: ICMR chief
COVID-19 vaccines reduce the chances of developing severe infection and mortality, ICMRÂ Chief Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday. Responding to a question about people contracting the coronavirus infection even after taking both doses of COVID vaccine, he said these are "disease-modifying" vaccines and there is an 85 percent reduction in hospitalisation after vaccination which is well established internationally.Â
 "These vaccines are disease-modifying. After two doses are administered, the antibodies develop. The COVID-19 vaccines reduce the chances of developing severe infection and death due to the disease," the ICMR Director-General said.