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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: José Eduardo Riceto Loyola Junior, M.D.[2]

Overview

On December 11, 2020, the F.D.A. authorized Pfizer's vaccine for emergency use for the prevention of COVID-19. Since then, many other vaccines have been developed, such as the ones from Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Sinovac, Sinopharm and Gamaleya. Efficacy, side effect and safety profiles vary dramatically between them, as they are produced using different mechanisms.

Vaccines

Pfizer/BioNtech Comirnaty BNT162b2

It was approved for emergency use in December 11, 2020. It has been shown to have an efficacy of 95% at preventing COVID-19 in persons 16 years of age or older.[1] Its protection against severe COVID-19 was shown to be of approximately 97%. New analysis showed that after six months its efficacy fell to 84%, which is not known if this is due to the vaccine and immune system themselves of if the emergence of variants are affecting the efficacy of the vaccine. As for side effects, the vaccine has been reported to cause mostly mild symptoms such as myalgia, headaches and soreness in the location where it was applied. Allergic reactions have also been reported in a few patients, and they all recovered quickly after an epinephrine shot. It has been theorized that the allergic reactions were mediated by the PEGylated lipid nanoparticles in which the mRNA is stabilized. [2] It has also been reported to be associated with myocarditis and pericarditis, especially in young men, but the cases reported so far were mild and recovered.[3][4]

  • Dose regimen:
    • Application of 2 doses, spaced by 21 days between shots.
    • A third shot was recently recommended by the F.D.A. for immunocompromised patients.

Moderna

The clinical trials produced by Moderna showed that its vaccine has an efficacy of 90% against symptomatic COVID-19 and 95% efficacy against severe disease after six months. Side-effects include: arthralgia, myalgia, fever, [[chills], headache, nausea or induration/pain at application site.[5]

Janssen

AstraZeneca

Covaxin

CoronaVac

Sputnik

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  2. Kleine-Tebbe J, Klimek L, Hamelmann E, Pfaar O, Taube C, Wagenmann M; et al. (2021). "Severe allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine - statement and practical consequences". Allergol Select. 5: 26–28. doi:10.5414/ALX02215E. PMC 7787363 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 33426427 Check |pmid= value (help).
  3. Singh B, Kaur P, Cedeno L, Brahimi T, Patel P, Virk H; et al. (2021). "COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine and Myocarditis". Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 8 (7): 002681. doi:10.12890/2021_002681. PMC 8276934 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 34268277 Check |pmid= value (help).
  4. Tano E, San Martin S, Girgis S, Martinez-Fernandez Y, Sanchez Vegas C (2021). "Perimyocarditis in Adolescents After Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine". J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. doi:10.1093/jpids/piab060. PMC 8344528 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 34319393 Check |pmid= value (help).
  5. Anderson EJ, Rouphael NG, Widge AT, Jackson LA, Roberts PC, Makhene M; et al. (2020). "Safety and Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 Vaccine in Older Adults". N Engl J Med. 383 (25): 2427–2438. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2028436. PMC 7556339 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 32991794 Check |pmid= value (help).