South Asian languages: How effective are the Covid vaccines?

It takes about three weeks after the first dose of the vaccine to build up some protection

After getting a single shot of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or the Pfizer jab, the chance of needing hospital treatment is reduced by more than 80%, research suggests.

However, it can take between two to three weeks for your body to build up some protection, so you still need to follow precautions.

BBC Asian Network has been explaining how effective the vaccines are in five South Asian languages: Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu, Tamil and Sylheti.

Tamil

Dr Kavian Kulasabanathan advises what you can and can't do once you've had the coronavirus vaccine.

Punjabi

Dr Dilsher Singh advises what you can and can't do once you've had the coronavirus vaccine.

Urdu

Dr Anita Raja advises what you can and can't do once you've had the coronavirus vaccine.

Sylheti

Dr Abdul Mannan advises what you can and can't do once you've had the coronavirus vaccine.

Gujarati

Dr Rupa Parmar advises what you can and can't do once you've had the coronavirus vaccine.