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London: People who got fully vaccinated against the infectious

coronavirus disease are nearly 50 per cent less likely to experience long
Covid than unvaccinated people who get infected with the virus,
according to a large-scale study published in The Lancet Infectious
Diseases journal.

The study, led by King’s College London, found that of more than 1.2
million adults who received at least one dose of either the Pfizer-
BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca, or Moderna vaccine, between December
2020 and July 2021, fewer than 0.5 per cent reported a breakthrough
infection more than 14 days after their first dose.

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Among adults who received two vaccine doses, fewer than 0.2 per cent
experienced a breakthrough infection more than seven days after their
second dose.

Among those who did experience a breakthrough infection, the odds of

that infection being asymptomatic increased by 63 per cent after one
vaccine dose and by 94 per cent after the second dose.

People most vulnerable to a breakthrough infection after their first

vaccine dose included frail older adults (60 years and older), and older
adults living with underlying conditions such as obesity, heart disease,
kidney disease, and lung disease.

“Breakthrough infections are expected and don’t diminish the fact that
these vaccines are doing exactly what they were designed to do — save
lives and prevent serious illness,” said Dr Claire Steves of King’s College
London.

“Our findings highlight the crucial role vaccines play in larger efforts to
prevent Covid-19 infections, which should still include other personal
protective measures such as mask-wearing, frequent testing, and social
distancin

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Washington: NASA’s Perseverance rover on Tuesday completed the
collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater
slightly thicker than a pencil.

Mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in

Southern California received data that confirmed the historic milestone,
the US space agency said in a statement.
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The core is now enclosed in an airtight titanium sample tube, making it

available for retrieval in the future.

Perseverance rover retrieved the rock sample at its second attempt on

September 1, after failing in its first attempt in early August. While