Two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine reduces odds of hospitalisation by two thirds

Receiving two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine reduces the risk of hospitalisation by more than two thirds (70%) and halves the odds of Long Covid, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. Although the vaccines did not always prevent people contracting the virus, breakthrough infections were almost twice as likely to be completely asymptomatic compared with unvaccinated people. Co-lead author of the study, Dr Claire Steves of King’s College London, said that the study is evidence that “these vaccines are doing exactly what they were designed to do – save lives and prevent serious illnesses.” The