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In the last two weeks, both the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer, the German biotechnology company BioNTech and the American pharmaceutical company Moderna have announced successful trials of the coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine. Pfizer and BioNTech have announced for the first time that vaccine trials have yielded successful results.
PFIZER AND BIONTECH VACCINE 95 PERCENT EFFECTIVE AGAINST VIRUSES
Pfizer and Turkish scientist Prof. Dr. The possible vaccine developed against the coronavirus by the German biotechnology company BioNTech, of which Uğur Şahin is a founding partner, was reported to be more than 90 percent effective against the virus. However, in the statement made today, it was announced that the third stage trials of the vaccine developed against Covid-19 were concluded and the vaccine was 95 percent effective against the virus. In the statement, which said the vaccine shows consistency against age, ethnicity and gender, it was noted that the vaccine was 94 percent effective in people over 65 years of age.
APPLY TO THE FDA IN A FEW DAYS
The vaccine was claimed to meet the safety criteria required by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and does not pose serious safety concerns. It was indicated that the FDA will request the FDA within a few days for the urgent administration of the vaccine to groups at risk and the data will be shared with other relevant institutions around the world.
The statement indicated that it is planned to produce 50 million doses of vaccine in 2020 and 1.3 billion doses by the end of 2021.
THE MODERN 95 PERCENT EFFECTIVE VACCINE
After BioNTech, promising news came from the American biotech company Moderna about the vaccine developed against the coronavirus. Moderna explained that early data from the ongoing study revealed that the vaccine was 95 percent effective.
HOW MANY VACCINES WILL BE PRODUCED?
While the positive results came from the coronavirus vaccines, it also raised the question of when we would be able to access the vaccines. Pfizer / BioNtech and Moderna developed a vaccine known as an RNA vaccine. Here an experimental method is used. Part of the genetic code of the virus is injected into the body to train the immune system. Pfizer announced that it could deliver 50 million doses worldwide by the end of the year, with 1.3 billion doses produced by the end of 2021. Moderna will produce 20 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year.
WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS OF VACCINES?
No significant safety problems have been reported in vaccines. Short-term fatigue, headache, and pain after injection have been reported in some people using Moderna vaccine. Professor at Imperial College London. “These effects are what we would expect from a vaccine that works and produces a good immune response,” said Peter Openshaw.
The side effects of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine were stated to be mostly mild to moderate and disappeared quickly. The only serious side effect that affects more than 2 percent of those vaccinated is fatigue, which affects 3.7 percent of people after the second dose.
ONE OF THE VACCINES IS STORED AT LEAST 20 DEGREES, THE OTHER AT LEAST 75 DEGREES.
Moderna’s vaccine appears to be easier to store, as it is stable for up to six months at minus 20 degrees and can be stored in a standard refrigerator for up to a month. Pfizer vaccine should be stored very cold to minus 75 degrees and can be stored in the refrigerator for five days.
WHEN WILL COVID END?
The data so far raises hopes that other corona vaccines in development will also be successful, but now a huge logistical effort is required to vaccinate billions of people around the world. Several comments come from experts to the question of when the coronavirus will end. Some experts point to spring to return to normal life, while others say it will wait until next winter. Others think we have a long way to go.
