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Two vaccine doses needed for strong protection against variant found in India, data shows – Financial Times

UK government figures suggest single shot less effective against fast-spreading Covid-19 strain

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New UK government research suggests two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine are needed to provide strong protection against symptomatic infection from the coronavirus variant first identified in India, according to two people briefed on the preliminary data.
Two vaccine doses provided 81 per cent protection against the B.1.617.2 variant found in India, and 87 per cent against the B.1.1.7 strain first identified in Kent in south-east England, according to the Public Health England data that was presented…

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