Two doses of COVID-19 vaccine give 98 percent protection from death: Indian gov’t

NEW DELHI: JULY 4 – The Indian government said on Saturday two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine provide around 98 percent protection from death due to the disease, while one dose gives nearly 92 percent safety.

The details were given by V K Paul, member (health) of the government think-tank National Institution for Transforming India (NITI ) Aayog (commission) during a media briefing in New Delhi.