[ad_1]
Astrazeneca can be approved by the therapeutic products authority Swissmedic at any time. The company now publishes the results of the first analysis of the final phase of clinical trials.
The vaccine “protects 100 percent against serious illness, hospitalization, and death,” writes Astrazeneca. More than 22 days after the first dose.
Less transfers
Additionally, the second dose of vaccine increases efficacy. After the first vaccination, the effectiveness is 76 percent, says the drug company. The second shot should be given 12 weeks or later and the efficacy increased to 82 percent.
Also, according to Astrazeneca, there are early indications that vaccinated people transmit the virus less frequently. The reduction in transmission of the virus already decreases after the first dose.
Hope Quartet: This is how the vaccines Switzerland trusts work(01:23)
To be used for six months.
17,177 volunteers from Great Britain, Brazil and South Africa participated in the study. The vaccine can be stored and transported in the refrigerator and has a shelf life of at least six months.
