Pfizer and Moderna vaccines 80% effective in preventing COVID-19 after injection, CDC says

A study by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shown that Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are 80% effective in preventing COVID-19 infections two weeks after the first vaccine – and 90% two weeks after the second dose. Previously, the vaccines have been shown to be effective in prevent symptoms of COVID-19[female[feminine. This study shows that they help prevent people from contracting the coronavirus.

The CDC study followed nearly 4,000 healthcare workers, first responders and other essential and frontline workers, testing them for COVID-19 weekly for 13 consecutive weeks after their vaccination.

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The news comes on the same day as President Joe Biden’s announcement 90% of adults will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by April 19, and that the majority of Americans will have a vaccination site within 5 miles of their homes. Biden had already said all adults in the United States should be eligible for a vaccine by May 1.

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