Duluth hospital in country s first real-world study of COVID-19 vaccines
The study found the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are 90% effective at both reducing the risk of getting sick with COVID-19 and being an asymptomatic carrier. Author: Jennifer Austin Updated: 7:04 AM CDT April 2, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. A Duluth hospital is one of six sites nationwide in the country s first real-world study testing the effectiveness of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
St. Luke s Health Care System contributed to the findings of a CDC study out Monday which found the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are effective outside of clinical trials.
Called the RECOVER study, it tracked 3,950 healthcare workers and first responders across the six sites, and found the two-dose vaccines reduced the risk of COVID-19 infection by 90% two weeks after getting the second shot, and by 80% two weeks after getting just the first dose.