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By Rahul Pandit
New Delhi– We have entered the second phase of the worlds largest immunisation programme. However, several looming questions could hamper the success of this programme and weaken the fight against Covid-19.
Yes, vaccination is the most effective tool to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and help us succeed in our mission to restore normalcy! Having said that, the Covid-19 vaccination drive in India has seen much momentum since Day 1. With an enthusiastic push from the civic bodies, we are slowly but steadily approaching our target goals. After successful round of vaccination for the healthcare providers and frontline workers, we have now moved to vaccinate and protect seniors above 60 years of age, and those above 45 years with comorbidities.
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine all set for FDA emergency approval
By Nikhila Natarajan
New York– After an eight hour debate, a high powered vaccine advisory panel overwhelmingly endorsed Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use approval (EUA) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), potentially adding the second vaccine into America’s mass vaccination effort against a raging pandemic.
The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) of the FDA voted 20-0 in favour of getting Moderna’s shots into the arms of American 18 years and older, with one expert abstaining. Exactly a week ago, the same panel endorsed Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine in a 19-4 vote. The EUA came within the next 24 hours. Vaccinations using Pfizer’s shot began December 14 in the US.
Should I be worried about an allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine?
By Emily Arntsen
News at Northeastern
Following two severe allergic reactions to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on the United Kingdom’s first day of vaccine administration, nurses in the U.K. are being instructed to monitor patients for 15 minutes after receiving the injection for possible adverse side effects.
The added observation time drastically decreases the amount of patients nurses can vaccinate in a day. While allergic reactions to vaccines can be dangerous and sometimes fatal, are they common enough to warrant such a time-consuming response?
Todd Brown, a registered pharmacist and clinical instructor in the department of pharmacy and health systems sciences at Northeastern, says that unless you have a history of allergic reactions to vaccines, you shouldn’t be worried about this response to a COVID-19 vaccine. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University
System Pharmacy Clinical Manager at Hartford HealthCare Colleen Teevan prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 to give to a front line worker outside of Hartford Hospital, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Frontline workers began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations Monday, as the nation battles a second surge of the pandemic that is filling hospital beds and pushing resources to the brink.
A Hartford HealthCare doctor was among the first in Connecticut to receive the vaccine.
Dr. Keith Grant rolled up the sleeve of his white coat Monday as one of the first 14 workers in line for Pfizer’s two-phase shot, which has shown to be 95% effective.