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Pfizer vaccine protecting against hospitalisation with Omicron

Start: 14 Dec 2021 09:30 GMT

End: 14 Dec 2021 09:33 GMT

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Pfizer vaccine protecting against hospitalisation during Omicron wave – study.

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appear to have given 70% protection against hospitalisation in South Africa in recent weeks, a major real-world study on the potential impact of Omicron showed on Tuesday

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Source: DISCOVERY HEALTH

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Location: South Africa

Topic: Disasters / Accidents

Audio: NATURAL WITH ENGLISH SPEECH

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