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Written By: Satata Karmakar | Updated : August 20, 2021 11:07 PM IST
COVID-19 Live Updates: Delta Variant That Caused 2nd Wave Driving Infections In Vaccinated People
At a time when deadly coronavirus variant Delta is wrecking havoc worldwide, researchers have stated that the protection from Pfizer and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant wanes within three months. The two vaccines, which are commonly used in foreign countries, emerged to be less effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus as compared to the Alpha variant. Meanwhile, India has added 36,401 new COVID-19 infections, taking the total tally of cases to 3,23,22,258, while the death toll has climbed to 4,33,049 with 530 more fatalities. The national recovery rate has improved to 97.52 per cent, the highest since March last year. Get all the live updates on COVID-19 here.
