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COVID-19 vaccination, Why not?

    The manufacture and availability of the COVID-19 vaccine have had increasing questions and speculation among the public. People are afraid to get vaccinated because of the variety of information they see on social media platforms, which gave doubt for safety usage. The question is, are you willing to subject yourself to the COVID-19 vaccine? If COVID-19 vaccines are safe, why not? 

    "Safety is a top priority, and there are many reasons to get vaccinated." COVID-19 vaccines may have developed as quickly as possible, but routine processes and procedures remain in place to ensure safety and effectiveness before any vaccine can be authorized or approved for use. Current evidence has shown the COVID-19 vaccines to be highly effective at preventing this illness. However, experts are still unsure how long this protection lasts, and the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 far outweighs any benefits of natural immunity. According to Galvez, the Philippines would gain access to different vaccines. Oxford-AstraZeneca trial shows its vaccine to be 79% effective. AstraZeneca shows the two-dose shot is highly effective in all age and ethnicity groups, stopped hospitalization in all cases, and did not raise the overall risk of blood clots. And Pfizer's vaccine was 95% effective according to final results from its late-stage trial. Also, it is Greater than 89% effective in preventing people with health conditions, such as diabetes or obesity, from developing the COVID-19 virus with symptoms. Another vaccine is the Moderna, which is 94% effective at preventing the COVID-19 virus with symptoms. While Janssen/Johnson & Johnson, a vector vaccine, was 66% effective at preventing the COVID-19 virus with symptoms. China’s Sinovac is 50.4% effective in Brazilian clinical trials according to the latest results released by researchers. And after criticism last year for an early rollout, Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 and 100% effective against severe and moderate disease, according to an interim analysis of the vaccine's Phase 3 trial results. The preliminary findings were published in The Lancet on Tuesday and are based on data gathered from 19,866 participants. These strong responses to vaccines are good news. According to the article "Key things to know about COVID-19", millions of people have received COVID-19 vaccines, and these vaccines have undergone the most intensive safety monitoring, which includes using both established and new safety monitoring systems to make sure that COVID-19 vaccines are safe. One of the feared reasons people for not having vaccination are its reported side effects. But according to studies, side effects may happen after COVID-19 vaccination because these are normal signs that your body is building protection. And to add COVID-19 vaccines does not cause COVID-19. 

    Without ignoring the realities we face, it is clear that the world is reaching for a positive message. Experts continue to monitor and evaluate how COVID-19 vaccination may affect the severity of illness from COVID-19, as well as its ability to keep people from spreading the virus that causes COVID-19. Although the vaccine supply is currently limited, the government is working toward making vaccines widely available for everyone. Just have trust in science and all will be well.

References:

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic Covid-19, interim trial results suggest, retrieved from https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/02/health/russia-sputnik-v-phase-3-intl/index.html,

Sinovac: Brazil results show Chinese vaccine 50.4% effective, retrieved at https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-55642648

SCHEDULE: Philippines' COVID-19 vaccine deliveries, retrieved at https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/schedule-philippines-covid-19-vaccine-deliveries-2021
Key Things to Know about COVID-19 Vaccines, retrieved at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/keythingstoknow.html
Answering Patients’ Questions About COVID-19 Vaccine and Vaccination, retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/hcp/answering-questions.html
Oxford-AstraZeneca trial shows its vaccine is 79% effective, retrieved from https://www.yahoo.com/gma/oxford-astrazeneca-trial-shows-vaccine-122632084.html

Benefits of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine, retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits.html


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