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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: José Eduardo Riceto Loyola Junior, M.D.[2]
Overview
On December 11, 2020, the F.D.A. authorized Pfizer's vaccine for emergency use for the prevention of COVID-19. Since then, many other vaccines have been developed, such as the ones from Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Sinovac, Sinopharm and Gamaleya. Efficacy, side effect and safety profiles vary dramatically between them, as they are produced using different mechanisms.
Vaccines
Pfizer/BioNtech Comirnaty BNT162b2
It was approved for emergency use in December 11, 2020. It has been shown to have an efficacy of 95% at preventing COVID-19 in persons 16 years of age or older.[1] Its protection against severe COVID-19 was shown to be of approximately 97%. New analysis showed that after six months its efficacy fell to 84%, which is not known if this is due to the vaccine and immune system themselves of if the emergence of variants are affecting the efficacy of the vaccine. As for side effects, the vaccine has been reported to cause mostly mild symptoms such as myalgia, headaches and soreness in the location where it was applied. Allergic reactions have also been reported in a few patients, and they all recovered quickly after an epinephrine shot. It has been theorized that the allergic reactions were mediated by the PEGylated lipid nanoparticles in which the mRNA is stabilized. [2] It has also been reported to be associated with myocarditis and pericarditis, especially in young men, but the cases reported so far were mild and recovered.[3][4]
- Dose regimen:
- Application of 2 doses, spaced by 21 days between shots.
- A third shot was recently recommended by the F.D.A. for immunocompromised patients.
Moderna
The clinical trials produced by Moderna showed that its vaccine has an efficacy of 90% against symptomatic COVID-19 and 95% efficacy against severe disease after six months. Side-effects include: arthralgia, myalgia, fever, [[chills], headache, nausea or induration/pain at application site.[5]
Janssen
AstraZeneca
Covaxin
CoronaVac
Sputnik
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