Fully vaccinated people thrice at lower risk of Covid-19: Study

Double vaccinated people were three times less likely than unvaccinated people to test positive for the Covid19 infection a new research has foundThe study led by researchers at the Imperial College London is based on swab tests taken by nearly 98233 people themselves at home and their samples were analysed by PCR testing between June 24 and July 12 Of these 527 tested positive and 254 of these were successfully analysed in the lab to determine their origins 100 per cent of which were Delta variantsPeople who were unvaccinated had a threefold higher prevalence than those who had received both doses of Covid19 vaccine at 121 per cent compared to 04 per centIn addition analyses of PCR test results also suggest that fully vaccinated people may be less likely than unvaccinated people to pass the virus on to others This is due to having a smaller viral load on average and therefore likely spreading less virusThe study carried out in partnership with Ipsos MORI is available in a preprint report and will be submitted for peerreviewThese findings confirm our previous data showing that both doses of a Covid19 vaccine offer good protection against getting infected However we can also see that there is still a risk of infection as no vaccine is 100 per cent effective and we know that some double vaccinated people can still fell ill from the virus said Paul Elliott School of Public Health at Imperial College LondonSo even with the easing of restrictions we should still act with caution to help protect one another and curb the rate of infections he addedThe study showed that the highest infection prevalence was found in young people aged 1324 years at 156 per cent or 1 in 65 infected while the lowest was in people aged above 75 years at 017 per cent Women had a lower risk of testing positive than men 055 per cent vs 071 per centPrevious study data showed that the link between infections hospitalisations and deaths had been weakening since FebruaryHowever since midApril the trends between infections and hospitalisations were growing closer together again although to a smaller extent for deaths This could reflect the switch from Alpha to Delta and a changing mix towards younger and unvaccinated people of hospitalised cases the researchers saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever