THE AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and the mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, the world's most-used vaccines, provide equivalent protection against hospitalization and death from Covid-19 following two doses, a new expert review of data from 79 real-world studies reveals.
The newly reviewed data show that both the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is one of the available viral vector vaccines and mRNA Covid-19 vaccines offer equivalent protection against hospitalization (91.3 percent–92.5 percent) and death (91.4 percent–93.3 percent) regardless of age, with no statistical difference. While the data available at the time of review relate to Delta and earlier variants, emerging statistics indicate similar findings on serious Covid-19 outcomes resulting from Omicron.
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