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Indonesia says Sinovac efficacy dropping
Hospitalisations and deaths from Covid increased among jabbed residents in April-June period
published : 13 Aug 2021 at 20:46
writer: News Agencies
JAKARTA: Indonesia says it has found that the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine was less effective at protecting against death and severe illness from April to June, compared with the previous three months.
The shots prevented 79% of deaths and 53% of hospitalisations in the three-month period, compared with 95% and 74%, respectively, from January to March, said Siti Nadia Tarmizi, spokeswoman for the government’s Covid task force.
She didn’t give a reason for the drop in the vaccine’s effectiveness.
The world’s fourth-most populous country is battling a virus resurgence driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant that has led it to top the world’s tally of daily Covid-19 deaths. Since the pandemic began, it has recorded 3.8 million infections and nearly 115,000 deaths.
The country of 260 million is highly reliant on the Chinese-made shots, which account for about one-third of total vaccine supply expected through December...
Indonesia says Sinovac efficacy dropping
Hospitalisations and deaths from Covid increased among jabbed residents in April-June period
published : 13 Aug 2021 at 20:46
writer: News Agencies
JAKARTA: Indonesia says it has found that the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine was less effective at protecting against death and severe illness from April to June, compared with the previous three months.
The shots prevented 79% of deaths and 53% of hospitalisations in the three-month period, compared with 95% and 74%, respectively, from January to March, said Siti Nadia Tarmizi, spokeswoman for the government’s Covid task force.
She didn’t give a reason for the drop in the vaccine’s effectiveness.
The world’s fourth-most populous country is battling a virus resurgence driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant that has led it to top the world’s tally of daily Covid-19 deaths. Since the pandemic began, it has recorded 3.8 million infections and nearly 115,000 deaths.
The country of 260 million is highly reliant on the Chinese-made shots, which account for about one-third of total vaccine supply expected through December...