The interim trial results of Sputnik V, the coronavirus vaccine developed by Russia, are in, and results are showing 91.6 percent effectiveness in preventing symptomatic cases, as reported by
CNN. There were no severe adverse events that appeared to be associated with the vaccine and the only side effects reported being mild, consisting of flu-like symptoms, pain at the injection site and low energy.
Following the phase three trial of the vaccine, interim data suggests that two doses of Sputnik V reach a comparable level of effectiveness to those developed by Pfizer and Moderna. It also appears to provide a similar level of protection to those over 60. The data was gathered through a study involving almost 20,000 participants, with three-quarters receiving the vaccine and one-quarter receiving a placebo.
The trial results of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine are “extremely encouraging” and suggest that a single dose can be effective, experts have said.
The single-shot vaccine – developed by Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical arm Janssen – is 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe coronavirus 28 days after vaccination, results show.
Some 30 million doses of the vaccine have been ordered by the UK, with deliveries expected in the second half of this year if the jab is approved by regulators.
Professor Kevin Marsh, co-lead of the Covid 19 team at the African Academy of Sciences, and Professor of Tropical Medicine at the University of Oxford, said the results were “extremely encouraging”.
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Around eight in 10 recent positive cases of Covid-19 in London and eastern England could be the new UK variant, figures suggest.
Across England as a whole it is estimated it could account for 61% of new cases, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced in mid-December that experts had identified a new variant of coronavirus which he said may have been responsible for the “faster spread” in south-east England.
This week, as he imposed a third national lockdown on England, Boris Johnson said the variant, which is up to 70% more transmissible, was spreading in a frustrating and alarming manner.
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