FAQs ON COVID- 19 VACCINE [Candidate by Oxford]
दोस्तों , आज पूरा विश्व एक ऐसी महामारी से जूझ रहा है जो की काफी भयावह है |
लाखो लोगो की जाने जा चुकी है और कई करोड़ लोग अभी भी इस बीमारी से संक्रमित है |
पर इस परिस्थिति में भी लोगो की उम्मीद को ज़िंदा रखने का काम हमारे चिकित्सको को किया है जो की बहुत सराहनीय है |
इस ब्लॉग में हमने Covid -19 वैक्सीन से जुड़े हुए कुछ सवालो का जवाब दिया है |
HOW WAS THE VACCINE DEVELOPED?
- Made from a genetically engineered virus that causes the common cold in chimpanzees
- Scientists transferred the coronavirus' "spike protein" to the vaccine they were developing
- the vaccine resembles the coronavirus & the immune system can learn how to attack it
DOES THE VACCINE INDUCE ANTIBODIES AND T-CELLS?
- Levels of T-cells peaked 14 days after vaccination & antibody levels peaked after 28 days
- 90% of people developed neutralizing antibodies after one dose
- Only 10 people were given two doses and all of them produced neutralizing antibodies
IS THE VACCINE SAFE?
- Yes, but there are side-effects, 70% of people on the trial developed either fever or headache
- The researchers say this could be managed with paracetamol
WILL THE TRIALS BE EXPANDED TO OTHER COUNTRIES?
- Over 10,000 people will take part in the next stage of the trials in the UK
- But since the levels of coronavirus are low in the UK, Trials will also take place on around 30,000 people in the US as well 2,000 in South Africa & 5,000 in Brazil
WHEN WILL I GET A VACCINE?
- Even if a vaccine is proven effective before the end of the year,widespread vaccination is likely to be available next year at the earliest
- Health and care workers & people who are deemed at high risk from Covid-19 due to their age or medical conditions will be prioritised.
HAS ANY OTHER VACCINE CANDIDATE MADE PROGRESS?
- US company Moderna was first to say that its vaccine can produce neutralizing antibodies
- BioNtech and pfizer have also had positive results using their RNA vaccine
HOW MANY VACCINE ARE BEING TESTED?
- 140 in pre-clinical trials
- 10 in Phase 1 Small safety trials
- 10 in Phase 2 Expanded safety trials
- 3 in Phase 3 Wider testing & effectiveness assessed
आगे भी हम आपसे जुड़े रहने के लिए इसी प्रकार की जानकारिया आपको देते रहेंगे तब तक आप हमें सोशल मीडिया पे फॉलो कीजिए |
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Good initiative
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