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Covid-19: 45% people not vaccinated with booster dose got infected during 3rd wave, study finds

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dose of booster remained infection-free during the third wave in the country. Led by Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of the Indian Medical Association's national task force on coronavirus, the study further revealed that Covaxin and Covishield recipients had the same rate of infection.

The researchers concluded that a long gap after the second dose correlated with a higher chance of infection during the third wave.

Also, “giving a third dose before a six-month gap did not make a difference in the infection rate," it said. Who participated in the study? Of the 5,971 people, 24% were aged below 40 and 50% belonged to the 40-59 age group.

Women accounted for 45% of the people surveyed. A total of 53% were healthcare workers. As many as 2,383 people had taken a booster dose.

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