Vaccines slash Covid infections ‘and are likely to cut transmission’-study

After two doses of Pfizer, there was a 70% reduction in all cases and a 90% drop in symptomatic cases.

Coronavirus vaccines being prepared. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA

Vaccines should be able to control the Covid-19 pandemic, experts have said, as they published new real-world UK data showing jabs slash infection and are likely to cut transmission.

Just one dose of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines leads to a two-thirds drop in coronavirus cases and is 74% effective against symptomatic infection.