Study shows massive drop in risk of Covid hospitalisations after single vaccine dose

Hospitalisations were reduced by up to 85% and 94% for the Pfizer/BioNTech and AstraZeneca jabs respectively

A Scottish study showed that there is up to an 85% drop in Covid-19 hospitalisations after just a single dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines. Picture: Hany Marzouk

A study in Scotland has shown a massive drop in risk of Covid-19 hospitalisations after just a single dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines.

Research led by Public Health Scotland found four weeks after receiving just one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab appeared to reduce a person’s risk of hospital admission by up to 85%.