New Delhi: conducted on police personnel in Punjab, the Centre said on July 2, that both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine provide around 98 percent protection from death due to the disease, while one dose gives nearly 92 percent protection. The study was done by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in alliance with the Punjab government.

Sharing the data of the study, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul said 4,868 police personnel were not vaccinated and out of them, 15 died due to coronavirus infection, which comes down to 3.08 incidence per thousand. Then out of 35,856 police personnel who were administered one dose, nine died, which translates to 0.25 per thousand. A total of 42,720 received both doses of the vaccine and out of them, two died, which translates to 0.05 incidence per thousand, he said at a press conference.

"Police personnel fall in the high-risk group. From these numbers, we find that one dose offers 92 percent protection from death while both doses give 98 percent protection," Paul said. "Such studies and their findings show that vaccination eliminates serious disease and deaths. So have faith in the vaccines as they are effective and vaccines should be embraced," he said.

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