9 Prominent COVID Vaccines Developed So Far with their basic information
The world is rushing to its battle to defeat the COVID crisis and COVID vaccines are on the front line against the war against the crisis.
Experts say that COVID Vaccines are the ultimate ‘Astra’ to combat the current pandemic. Here, one might wonder why the word ‘Vaccines’ is emphasized.
Simply because the more the number of vaccines developed the more chances that the people can be vaccinated and the more chances the virus is suppressed which finally results in ending the pandemic sooner than later.
To this extent, it is easier said than done- and though the Corona Virus is outsmarting humans in every possible way, the rate of vaccine development is an irrefutable feat of humankind.
Now, the thing is, in everyday life we hear the name of the vaccines, and in other instances don’t even know the name of the vaccines and their respective information. Well! this article aims to accomplish just that-to inform you about the prominent vaccines that have been developed and their basic information.
Prominent COVID Vaccine Lists:
Pfizer
Moderna
Oxford Astrazeneca
Jonson & Jonson
Sputnik V
Convidesia
CoronaVac
Sinopharm
Covaxin
Now that the names have been mentioned, let’s get on with the dose of basic information regarding the vaccines.
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1. Pfizer-BioNTech (Given Emergency Approval by WHO)
Developer: BioNTech
Manufacturer: Pfizer, BioNTech
Country Based: USA, Germany
Vaccine Type: RNA Vaccine
Vaccine Dose: 2 Doses
Efficacy: 95%
Effective: Most Effective (Protection against severe illness)
2. Moderna (Given Emergency Approval by WHO)
Developer: Moderna
Manufacturer: Moderna, Lonza Group
Country Based: USA
Vaccine Type: RNA Vaccine
Vaccine Doses: 2 Doses
Efficacy: 94-95%
Effective: Most Effective (Protection against severe illness)
3. Oxford Astrazeneca (Given Emergency Approval by WHO)
Developer: Oxford University
Manufacturer: Astrazeneca, Serum Institute of India
Brand Names for Vaccine: COVISHIELD, VAXZEVRIA
Country Based: UK
Vaccine Type: Adenovirus Vector Vaccine
Vaccine Dose: 2 Doses
Efficacy: 76% to 82%
Effective: Most Effective (Protection against severe illness)
4. Jonson & Jonson (Given Emergency approval by WHO)
Developer: Jannsen Vaccines
Manufacturer: Jonson & Jonson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Janssen Vaccines
Brand Name for Vaccine: Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Country Based: USA, Belgium
Vaccine Type: Adenovirus Vector Vaccine
Vaccine Dose: 1 Dose
Efficacy: 66%
Effective: Highly Effective (Prevents Severe Illness)
5. Sputnik V
Developer: Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemeology and Microbiology
Manufacturer: Russian Ministry of Health
Brand Name for the Vaccine: Gam-COVID-Vac
Based Country: Russia
Vaccine Type: Adenovirus Vector Vaccine
Vaccine Dose: 2 Doses
Efficacy: 91.6%
Effectiveness: Highly Effective in preventing severe illness.
6. Convidesia
Developer: Cansino Biologics
Manufacturer: Cansino Biologics
Brand Name for the Vaccine: Ad5-nCOV
Based Country: China
Vaccine Type: Adenovirus Vector Vaccine
Vaccine Dose: 1 Dose
Efficacy: 66%
Effectiveness: Highly Effective in preventing severe illness.
7. Sinopharm (Given Emergency approval by WHO)
Developer: Beijing Bio-Institute of Biological Products Co Ltd
Manufacturer: Beijing Bio-Institute of Biological Products Co Ltd, China National Biotec Group (CNBG)
Brand Name for the Vaccine: Verocell COVID-19 vaccine
Based Country: China
Vaccine Type: Inactived Virus Vaccine
Vaccine Dose: 2 Doses
Efficacy: 78.1%
Effectiveness: Highly Effective in preventing severe illness.
9. COVAXIN
Developer: Bharat Biotech
Manufacturer: Bharat Biotech, Haffkine Institute
Brand Name for the Vaccine: Covaxin
Based Country: India
Vaccine Type: Inactived Virus Vaccine
Vaccine Dose: 2 Doses
Efficacy: 78%
Effective: Highly effective in preventing severe illness
These are the prominent vaccines that are developed and are administered in different parts of the world. Out of these vaccines, Nepal received the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India as a COVAX vaccine supply facility of WHO.
Other than that, Nepal has been administering the Chinese vaccine Vero Cell and currently gave approval for the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.
Now, the thing is whenever we go to vaccinate, hopefully, the time is soon, once we know the basic details of the vaccine we are going to be administered we wouldn’t be dumbstruck. Instead knowing just the basic information of vaccines will help us gain more context regarding the news and recent developments going on in the world.
All in all, Folks! Know your vaccine.
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