French study of over 22m people finds vaccines cut severe Covid risk by 90%

Largest study of its kind also finds vaccines appear to protect against worst effects of Delta variantCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVaccination reduces the risk of dying or being hospitalised with Covid-19 by 90%, a French study of 22.6 million people over the age of 50 has found.Theresearch published on Monday also found that vaccines appear to protect against the worst effects of the most prevalent virus strain, the Delta variant.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Kim Willsher in Paris Tags: Coronavirus France Vaccines and immunisation Science Europe Health Source Type: news