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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.
India records 4 cases of South African, 1 of Brazilian COVID-19 variant
The ICMR chief said experiments are underway to assess the vaccine effectiveness against South African and Brazilian variants as they differ from the UK variant
BusinessToday.In | February 16, 2021 | Updated 18:59 IST
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The Centre on Tuesday said that four cases of the South African COVID-19 strain have been detected in the country in January while another case of the Brazilian strain was reported in the first week of February.
All five people have been quarantined and their contacts isolated and tested, the government further informed.
Dr Balram Bhargava, while addressing a COVID-19 media briefing, said, In India, the South African strain of COVID-19 has been detected in 4 returnees from South Africa. All travellers and their contacts have been tested and quarantined,