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In this file photo taken on September 20, 2021, a nurse prepares a dose the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine at a vaccination centre in Derby, central England. Vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer jab stays highly effective against severe Covid –– including the Delta variant –– for at least six months, an analysis of US patients said.
After an average period of three to four months, fully vaccinated people were found to be 73 percent protected against infection and 90 percent protected against hospitalisation. Reduced infection defence is "likely to be primarily due to waning vaccine effectiveness rather than the delta variant escaping vaccine protection", the authors conclude.
The coronavirus crisis, forcing school closures that upended the lives of children and adolescents, has thrust the issue of their mental well-being to the fore. "With nationwide lockdowns and pandemic-related movement restrictions, children have spent indelible years of their lives away from family, friends, classrooms, play — key elements of childhood itself," said UNICEF's executive director, Henrietta Fore.China has reported 26 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for October 4, compared with 27 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission.
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