The Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine is 97% effective against symptomatic cases and severe forms of Covid-19, according to a real-life study carried out in Israel and published Thursday, March 11, which improves data already known on the properties of this vaccine .
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Drawn from data on people vaccinated in Israel, "
the results represent the most comprehensive concrete evidence to date demonstrating the effectiveness of a vaccine against Covid-19,
" according to a statement from Pfizer / BioNTech laboratories and the Israeli ministry of Health. According to the study, the vaccine is also "
94%
" effective against asymptomatic forms of the virus.
