The chance of hospitalisation due to coronavirus was 85% lower | Financial Times Ukraine news

The chance of hospitalisation due to coronavirus was 85% lower after receiving one shot of the BioNTech/Pfizer jab, and 94% lower after one shot of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, four to six weeks after vaccination, a study has found.

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has unveiled his plan to end lockdown in England by the end of June. The easing of restrictions starts with the reopening of schools on March 8.

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