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Bangladeshi recipients of Oxford vaccine developing antibody

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13 May 2021 10:11:20 | Update: 13 May 2021 10:11:20
Bangladeshi recipients of Oxford vaccine developing antibody
A health worker holds a vial of the vaccine as Vietnam starts its official rollout of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for health workers, at Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hai Duong province, Vietnam, March 8, 2021.- Reuters photo

Recipients of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Bangladesh are developing antibodies against Covid-19.

According to a study by Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And Research and International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh-after the first month of the vaccination, 120 recipients developed 92 per cent  antibodies. The percentage went up to 97 per cent after two months. 

The presence of antibodies against Covid-19 has been found among all vaccine receivers irrespective of age. 

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