Are vaccinations effective in the UK? Initial data are optimistic

UK Health Minister Matt Hancock said the COVID-19 vaccination is actually working. According to Hancock, the very first dose of vaccines reduces the transmission of the coronavirus by about two-thirds. The data are so optimistic that the British Prime Minister announced that the restrictions in Great Britain will be loosened.

1. In the UK, it is possible to ease the restrictions in relation to the effectiveness of the vaccination program
2. Data show that the very first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine reduces transmission of the coronavirus
3. This means that people who are vaccinated are not only immune, but also not infected with COVID-19
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Vaccinations for COVID-19 in the UK. Less coronavirus infections

In an interview with Sky News, the British health minister raised the topic of vaccine effectiveness in inhibiting the spread of the coronavirus.

Whether vaccinated people without getting sick can transmit the coronavirus or not, remains a key unknown. If they can transfer, it means everyone must be vaccinated for full protection. However, if the vaccine also stops the spread of the virus, then it would have a much greater impact on the pandemic, as each person who is indirectly vaccinated will also protect other people, said the minister.

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Matt Hancock referred to the publication from early February. The scientific journal “The Lancet” published information that infection of COVID-19 in the case of people vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine may be reduced by two-thirds.

In an interview with Sky News, Hancock also touched upon the topic of childhood immunization. For now, this is a group that is not included in the program. Hancock said, however, that given information about the effectiveness of the vaccine not only in preventing but also in spreading COVID-19, immunizing children could also have a positive effect.

Possible easing of restrictions in Great Britain

On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to present new guidelines for the pandemic situation in the UK. Due to the falling number of deaths, it is possible to ease the restrictions. However, as the Financial Times writes, when it comes to lifting the lockdown, numbers are important, not dates – it will depend on the daily data whether some freedoms will be restored to citizens.

Currently, the country has less than 10 thousand. 21 people died of COVID-19 in the UK on February 215. The number of hospitalized patients is also systematically decreasing in the UK.

Great Britain is efficiently implementing the vaccination system. Over 16 million citizens have already been vaccinated in the country. Three preparations are approved for use: Pfizer / BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Moderna.

This time the end of the British lockdown is to be considered in such a way that the lifting of the restrictions could be a more permanent change than it was last year.

Vaccinations against COVID-19 in Poland. New schedule for March

In Poland, vaccinations in strictly defined groups are also ongoing. The new schedule for March shows that this month the first doses will be given to people from the 60-65 age group, as well as representatives of uniformed services.

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The vaccination of teachers is to be completed by March 7. From that day, supplementary vaccinations for medical staff will start. From March 15, the first dose will be available to people from group 1B, i.e. “people born after 1961 with the following conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID-19: dialysis, with cancer during treatment up to one year from the date of the last hospitalization to on the day of administration of the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, during chronic mechanical ventilation or after transplantation of cells, tissues and organs ». On March 22, vaccinations for representatives of uniformed services and people aged 60-65 will start.

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