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Sinovac s COVID-19 vaccine was an estimated 98% effective at preventing death in Indonesian health workers.
It was also 96% effective at preventing hospitalization, Indonesian officials said.
The data suggests the vaccine may be more effective than previously thought.
The two-dose COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biotech Sinovac is highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death, Indonesian health officials said Wednesday.
The vaccine, called Coronavac, was an estimated 98% effective at preventing death and 96% effective at preventing hospitalization, Pandji Dhewantara, an Indonesian health ministry official, said in a press briefing.
The stats were based on 128,000 health workers who received the shot in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, and were monitored between January and March.
Red Cross warns that coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia
The Red Cross says vaccination campaigns in Asia are hampered by shortages, hesitancy and the costly logistics of reaching many areas. Author: Associated Press Updated: 5:48 AM EDT May 12, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia and the Pacific with over 5.9 million new confirmed infections in the past two weeks, more than in all other regions combined, the International Federation of the Red Cross said Wednesday.
It warned that the surge is pushing hospitals and health systems to the brink of collapse.
Seven out of 10 countries globally that are doubling their infection numbers the fastest are in Asia and the Pacific, it said. Laos took just 12 days to see its cases double, and the number of confirmed infections in India has doubled in under two months to more than 23 million, the Red Cross said in a statement.
Millions of Covid-19 Infections Overwhelm Hospitals in Asia: IFRC
Kuala Lumpur: The world’s fastest surge of covid-19 is pushing hospitals and health systems to the brink of collapse as Asia has fast become the global covid-19 hotspot, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said.
Across Asia, more than 5.9 million people have been reported newly infected with covid-19 in the past 14 days, according to Oxford University’s Our World in Data.
“Covid-19 is exploding across much of Asia, overwhelming hospitals and healthcare. More people have been diagnosed with the disease in Asia over the past two weeks than in the Americas, Europe, and Africa combined, Alexander Matheou, IFRC s Asia Pacific Director, said in a press release on Wednesday.
It warned that the surge is pushing hospitals and health systems to the brink of collapse.
Seven out of 10 countries globally that are doubling their infection numbers the fastest are in Asia and the Pacific, it said.
Laos took just 12 days to see its cases double, and the number of confirmed infections in India has doubled in under two months to more than 23 million, the Red Cross said in a statement.
It said Oxford University’s Our World in Data reported more than 5.9 million new Covid-19 infections in Asia and the Pacific during the two weeks.
Official figures for much of the region are widely believed to be undercounts.
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Sinovac s Covid-19 vaccine was an estimated 98% effective at preventing death in Indonesian health workers.
It was also 96% effective at preventing hospitalization, Indonesian officials said.
The data suggests the vaccine may be more effective than previously thought.
The two-dose Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biotech Sinovac is highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death, Indonesian health officials said Wednesday.
The vaccine, called Coronavac, was an estimated 98% effective at preventing death and 96% effective at preventing hospitalization, Pandji Dhewantara, an Indonesian health ministry official, said in a press briefing.