Dr Vedam Ramprasad, chief executive officer of MedGenome, says that large-scale genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 is the answer to many questions that puzzle our virologists.
Reports of breakthrough infection with varying degrees of severity and even death have been reported across the country but there is no data available on post-vaccination deaths.
That s out of more than 4.6 million fully vaccinated residents, according to state data.
Chicago s top doctor said earlier this month that the city s rate of infection post-vaccination was low, with 0.06% of fully vaccinated people contracting the virus. We ve had more than 700,000 Chicagoans that are have a completed vaccine series - two weeks post their second dose, or two weeks post their first dose if they got J&J, Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said last week. And at this point we ve identified fewer than 500 breakthrough cases so that s, you know, 0.06% of those who had a completed series.
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Updated Apr 29, 2021, 1:12 pm IST
Researchers found protection was present about 14 days after vaccination and remained steady despite the different ages of cases or contact
According the research, people who got COVID-19 three weeks after receiving one dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines were between 38 per cent and 49 per cent less likely to give the virus to those in their household. (Representational Image/PTI)
London: A single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can limit household transmission by up to half, according to a study by Public Health England released on Wednesday, signalling the effectiveness of the vaccines at preventing spread.