Vaccination What Is Vaccination?
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VACCINATION WHAT IS VACCINATION? Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting people against harmful diseases, before they come into contact with them. Makes your immune system stronger. Vaccines train your immune system to create antibodies. SOURCE : World Health Organization Why You Should Get Vaccinated? COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. When we get vaccinated, we aren’t just protecting ourselves, but also those around us. Helps to reduce the spread of disease. SOURCE : World Health Organizations Are Vaccines Safe? Vaccination is safe. The benefits of vaccination greatly outweigh the risks, and many more illnesses and deaths would occur without vaccines. SOURCE : World Health Organization Side Effects Of Vaccines Like any medicine, vaccines can cause mild side effects, such as a low- grade fever, or pain or redness at the injection site. Severe or long-lasting side effects are extremely rare. Vaccines are continually monitored for safety, to detect rare adverse events. SOURCE : World Health Organization Types Of Vaccines In India 1. Covaxin 2. Covishield 3. ZyCoV-D 4. Sputnik 5. BBV154 – Intranasal Vaccine 6. Moderna 7. Pfizer SOURCE : Indian Council Of Medical Research Details About Covaxin Covaxin is an inactivated vaccine which means that it is made up of killed coronaviruses, making it safe to be injected into the body. When administered, immune cells can still recognise the dead virus, prompting the immune system to make antibodies against the pandemic virus. The two doses are given four weeks apart. The vaccine can be stored at 2C to 8C. SOURCE : BBC Details About Covishield The vaccine is made from a weakened version of a common cold virus (known as an adenovirus) from chimpanzees. It prompts the immune system to start making antibodies and primes it to attack any coronavirus infection. The jab is administered in two doses given between four and 12 weeks apart. It can be safely stored at temperatures of 2C to 8C. SOURCE : BBC Details About Sputnik V It uses a cold-type virus, engineered to be harmless, as a carrier to deliver a small fragment of the coronavirus to the body. It uses a cold-type virus, engineered to be harmless, as a carrier to deliver a small fragment of the coronavirus to the body. It can be stored at temperatures of between 2 and 8C degrees (a standard fridge is roughly 3-5C degrees) making it easier to transport and store. the Sputnik jab uses two slightly different versions of the vaccine for the first and the second dose - given 21 days apart. The idea is that using two different formulas boosts the immune system even more than using the same version twice - and may give longer-lasting protection. SOURCE : BBC Comparison In Some Of The Vaccines Efficiency Rate After All Doses Efficiency Rate 81% 91.60% COVAXIN COVISHIELD SPUTINIK 90% Percentage Of People Get Vaccinated By- PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE VACCINATED BY- 11% COVAXIN COVISHIELD 89% Some Myths About Vaccine The vaccines aren’t safe because they were developed quickly. The vaccines can lead to long-term effects. You can get COVID-19 from the vaccines. I’ve already had COVID-19, so I don’t need to get vaccinated. People with underlying conditions shouldn’t get vaccinated. People with suppressed immune systems shouldn’t get vaccinated. The COVID-19 vaccines will alter your DNA. If you get vaccinated, it could make you infertile. If I’m pregnant or breastfeeding, I definitely shouldn’t get vaccinated. Once I get vaccinated, I don’t have to wear masks or practice social distancing. How To Register Yourself For Vaccination? Visit the official website of CoWIN - cowin.gov.in Tap on 'register/sign in yourself‘. Enter your mobile number or Aadhaar number. Enter the OTP received on your mobile number. Next, the 'Registration of Vaccination' page will open. Enter details required in the 'Registration of Vaccination' page. Once the details are entered, click on 'Register' button. You will receive a confirmation message. Once registered, schedule your preferred date and time. SOURCE : CoWIN.gov.in.