The ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of Pfizer/BioNTech s coronavirus vaccine has confirmed its protection lasts at least six months after the second dose. The companies said that the vaccine remains more than 91 per cent effective against disease with any symptoms for six months. The vaccine also appeared to be fully effective against the worrying B.1.351 variant of the virus which is the dominant strain circulating in South Africa and which researchers feared had evolved to evade the protection of vaccines. The vaccine was 100 per cent effective against severe disease as defined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and 95.3 per cent effective against severe Covid-19 as defined by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Safety data from the Phase 3 study has also been collected from more than 12,000 vaccinated participants who have a follow-up time of at least six months after the second dose, demonstrating a favorable safety and tolerability profil
Delhi recorded 2,790 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily count this year while nine more people died due to the coronavirus infection, taking the death toll to 11,036, according to the city health department. The positivity rate also mounted to 3.57 per cent amid a massive surge in cases in the span of the last few weeks. Delhi had reported 1,819 coronavirus cases on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 2.71 per cent, while 11 more people succumbed to the infection. The number of cumulative cases on Thursday stood at 6,65,220. Over 6.43 lakh patients have recovered from the virus. The city had recorded 992 cases on Tuesday, 1,904 cases on Monday and 1,881 cases on Sunday.
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<p>National news schedule for Tuesday, March 9 National: PM to inaugurate ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh PM to release manuscript with commentaries on shlokas of Srimad Bhagavadgita Parliament stories Political briefings Virus, vaccine updates NCR: Stories related to Delhi govt's budget Farmers' protest: Samkyukta Kisan Morcha meeting Virus, vaccination updates North: Punjab, Haryana: Farmers’ protest-related stories Uttarakhand BJP developments Assembly sessions in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh West: Coronavirus updates Legislature session in Maharashtra Assembly sessions in MP, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh East: Assembly polls related stories from West Bengal, Assam.</p>
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