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The European Union has so far approved four COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson. The first two vaccines are based on messenger RNA, while the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are developed from a non-replicating viral vector.
According to official data, the Pfizer vaccine has the highest efficacy, 95%, followed by Moderna with 94.1%. AstraZeneca is 60% efficient, while Johnson & Johnson is 67%.
With the exception of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the other EU-approved vaccines are given in two doses at different times.
The easiest vaccine to store is AstraZeneca, which can be stored for 6 months at 2-8 degrees.
The latest vaccine approved in the European Union is the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which will soon also arrive in Romania.
How Johnson & Johnson’s New Licensed Vaccine Works, how effective it is, what information is available on protection, what side effects have been observed in clinical trials, what contraindications it has, as well as other useful information that you can find in the material published on the national platform of information on vaccination.
According to the package insert, Johnson & Johnson’s Jenssen vaccine is indicated for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus in people 18 years of age or older because there is currently no safety data and efficacy available in Children.
Protection begins approximately 14 days after vaccination, and the duration of protection provided by the vaccine is unknown, and is still being determined through ongoing clinical trials.
The most frequently reported local adverse reaction was injection site pain (48.6%). The most frequent systemic side effects were headache (38.9%), fatigue (38.2%), myalgia (33.2%), and nausea (14.2%). Pyrexia (defined as body temperature ≥38.0 ° C) was observed in 9% of the participants. Most of the side effects occurred within 1-2 days after vaccination and the side effects were mild to moderate in intensity and of short duration (1-2 days).
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Publisher: RK
