Representatives from Public Health England and AstraZeneca did not respond to requests for comment.
Vaccines from both Pfizer and AstraZeneca introduce a protein called spike into the body, which, although not infectious, can teach immune cells to recognize and fight the real coronavirus.
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Answers to your vaccine questions
U.S. With the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine in, here are the answers to some of the questions you may be wondering about:
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- If I were to travel to the U.S. If I live in, when can I get vaccinated? While the exact order of vaccine recipients may vary by state, most medical workers and residents of long-term care facilities will be placed first. If you want to understand how this decision is being made, this article will help.
- When can I get back to normal life after getting vaccinated? Life will return only when society has adequate protection against the whole coronavirus. Once countries have authorized the vaccine, they will be able to vaccinate only a few percent of their citizens in the first few months. The majority without infection will still be susceptible to being infected. An increasing number of coronavirus vaccines are showing strong protection against getting sick. But it is also possible for people to spread the virus without being infected because they experience only mild symptoms or nothing at all. Scientists do not yet know whether the vaccine also inhibits the transmission of coronavirus. So, for now, vaccinated people will also need to wear masks, avoid home congestion, etc. Once enough people have been vaccinated, it will be very difficult to find people who are susceptible to coronavirus. Depending on how fast we as a society achieve that goal, life may begin to approach something like normal by the page of 2021.
- If I have been vaccinated, do I still need to wear a mask? Yes, but not forever. Here’s why. Coronavirus vaccines are injected deep into muscles and stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies. This appears to be sufficient protection to protect the vaccinated person from illness. But what is not clear is whether it is possible for the virus to spread from the nose – and sneeze or inhale to infect others – as antibodies elsewhere in the body have accumulated to protect a vaccinated person from the disease. Vaccine clinical trials were created to determine whether vaccinated people are immune to the disease – not to find out if they can still spread coronavirus. Based on studies of flu vaccines and studies of Covid-19 infected patients, the researchers hope that vaccinated people will not spread the virus, but more research is needed. In the meantime, everyone – even those vaccinated – needs to think of themselves as possible silence spreaders and will continue to wear masks. Read more here.
- Will it hurt? What are the side effects? The Pfizer and Bioentech vaccines are given as a hand shot like other typical vaccines. The injection in your hand will not look different from any other vaccine, but the rate of short-lived side effects will be higher than the flu. Thousands of people have already received the vaccine, and none of them have reported serious health problems. Side effects, which look like symptoms of Covid-19, last about a day and appear more likely after the second dose. Preliminary reports of vaccine trials suggest that some people may need to take a day off from work, as they may feel dizzy after receiving another dose. In Pfizer’s study, about half the fatigue develops. Other side effects occur in at least 25 to 33 percent of patients, sometimes with headaches, colds, and muscle aches. While these experiences are not pleasant, it is a good sign that your own immune system is mounting a strong response to the vaccine that will provide long-term immunity.
- Will the mRNA vaccine change my genes? No. Moderna and Pfizer vaccines use genetic molecules to minister to the immune system. That molecule, known as mRNA, is eventually destroyed by the body. The mRNA is packed in an oily bubble that can fuse the cell, causing the molecule to rub. Cells use mRNA to make proteins from coronaviruses, which can stimulate the immune system. At any given moment, each of our cells may contain thousands of mRNA molecules, which they produce to make their own proteins. Once it becomes a protein, our cells then cut the mRNA with special enzymes. The mRNA molecules that make up our cells can survive in just a few minutes. In vaccines, mRNA is engineered to allow the cell’s enzymes to survive a little longer, so that the cells can make additional virus proteins and respond stronger to the immune system. But mRNA can only survive a few days before it is destroyed.
But vaccines provide their immune lessons through different immune systems, and do not contain equivalent ingredients. When Pfizer’s vaccine messenger RNA Or mRNA relies on so-called molecules, which are packed in viscous bubbles, while shots of AstraZeneca are formed around the virus shell that delivers mRNA’s cousin DNA.
Both vaccines are intended to be rolled out in two-regime regiments, delivered at intervals of three or four weeks. While the first shot of each vaccine is thought to be somewhat effective in preventing Covid-1, it is the second dose – as a type of immune molecular review session – that captures the protective process.
While it is possible that switching from one vaccine to another allows the body to enter the school to recognize coronavirus, it is still a scientific gamble. With different components of each vaccine, it is possible that people will not benefit much from the second shot. Mixing and matching can also make it difficult to collect clear data on vaccine safety.
Without evidence to support it, the hybrid vaccination approach seems “premature”, said Saad Omar, a vaccine expert at Yale University. However, it is not without precedent: health officials such as the CDC have previously said that if it is impossible to give a dose of the vaccine from the same manufacturer, “providers should administer the vaccine available to them” so that the injection schedule is complete.
In a controversial move, the British government decided this week to extend its vaccine rollout, delivering the first dose to as many people as possible – a move that could delay a second shot by up to 12 weeks.
Rapid deployment gives more people partial protection against the virus in the short term. But some experts, including Dr Moore, worry that this could also be prudent and endanger vulnerable populations.
