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Date Published: 13/04/2021
ARCHIVED - Pfizer vaccine drastically reduces Covid deaths in care homes, Catalonian study finds
The study, published in the scientific journal The Lancet, was the world's first analysis of the clinical efficiency of the vaccine by Pfizer in nursing homes.
A pioneering study backed by the regional government in Cataluña and researchers from Barcelona University has found that the Pfizer vaccine against Covid has reduced mortality at nursing homes in the region by 98 per cent, and the chances of being hospitalized with the virus after receiving the second dose by 97 per cent.
By also vaccinating nursing home staff, the study revealed, infection levels have been reduced by 95 per cent among medical workers, 92 per cent among home staff and 88 per cent among elderly residents.
The first dose, the report stated, led to a 50-60 per cent reduction in infections across the 28,594 nursing home residents, 26,238 members of staff and 61,951 healthcare workers studied.
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