False: Covishield and Covaxin are more effective in dealing with the Delta variant of COVID-19 than other vaccines.

By: Varun Kumar
September 2 2021

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Studies show that Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are more effective than other vaccines in fighting the Delta variant of COVID-19.Moderna and BioNTech lost $60 billion in combined market value on August 9, as investors balked at their lofty valuations, Wall Street Journal reported. Trading volume increased, causing Moderna and BioNTech to drop by 16 and 14 percent, respectively. It took each stock more than 360 percent in the past 12 months to reach the record closing highs of August 9. Since this loss, social media posts have claimed that Covishield and Covaxin are more effective in fighting the Delta variant than Moderna and Pfizer. Covaxin was found to be effective against the coronavirus and offered significant protection against the Delta variant in late-stage clinical trials, India's Bharat Biotech said. It said that Covaxin is 65.2 percent effective against the Delta variant, The Wall Street Journal reported. A study funded by Public Health England published in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that the effectiveness of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine was 93.7 percent in people with the Alpha variant and 88.0 percent in people with the Delta variant. In the Alpha and Delta variants, the effectiveness of Covishield after two doses was 74.5 percent and 67.0 percent. Mayo Clinic states that after one dose, the Moderna vaccine is 72 percent effective at preventing the symptomatic COVID-19 virus caused by the Delta variant. The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19, including symptoms, prevention, and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organization or your national healthcare authority.