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<p>Since the beginning of the vaccination programme, Public Health England (PHE) has
been monitoring the effectiveness of the vaccines in the real world. PHE’s first analysis
of the early effects of COVID-19 vaccination in England, using routine testing and
vaccination data, was published on 1 March. The data shows effectiveness of a single
dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against symptomatic COVID-19 reaches approximately
60% in those aged 70 and over in the general population, reaching 85% to 90% after
two doses in those aged 80 years and over. The data also shows a single dose of the
Pfizer vaccine is 80% and 95% effective at reducing hospitalisation and mortality
from COVID-19, respectively, in those aged 70 and over. PHE’s latest vaccine effectiveness
report can be found attached entitled, ‘Public Health England vaccine effectiveness
report March 2021’</p><p> </p>
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