Sinopharm vaccine “over 90% effective at preventing hospitalisation“

  • Date: 19-Apr-2021
  • Source: Gulf Insider
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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Sinopharm vaccine “over 90% effective at preventing hospitalisation“

The Sinopharm vaccine is more than 90 per cent effective at keeping people infected with the coronavirus out of hospital, according to a study conducted in Abu Dhabi.Authorities said the research found a significant decrease in the rate of new Covid-19 infections among people who received a second dose of the vaccine in the emirate.The study, conducted by Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, found the vast majority of those who were infected after completing the course suffered mild symptoms and did not require treatment in hospital.Comments Read Next12 hours agoAround 20% of Kuwait's population received COVID-19 vaccine3 days agoKuwait plans to vaccinate one million people by end of Ramadan3 days agoThird dose of COVID-19 vaccine likely needed within one year5 days agoKuwait: All mosque workers get COVID-19 jabs1 week agoOman: 3 million doses of vaccine expected within 4 months1 week agoUK Muslim leaders: Vaccines allowed while fasting1 week agoNo data yet on changing COVID-19 vaccines between doses: WHO2 weeks agoSingapore to accept Covid-19 digital travel pass from next month2 weeks agoFully vaccinated people can travel safely again within US2 weeks agoBahrain: Over 500,000 individuals received their first dose