Professor Van-Tam: 'One dose of vaccine reducing hospitalisation by 80%'

Name: Professor Van-Tam: 'One dose of vaccine reducing hospitalisation by 80%'
Uploaded: 2021-03-01T18:12:15.000Z
Duration: 1 min 57 s
Description: Professor Jonathan Van-Tam says that for over 70s, both the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are 60% effective against illness after the first dose.

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Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, deputy chief medical officer says both the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are 60% effective against illness after the first dose.

This data applies to people over 70 in England.

1 March 2021