Vaccines for Covid-19: An insight on their effectiveness and adverse effects

Naila Qamar; Gul Rukh; Sadiq N Khan

doi:10.1002/jmv.27810

Vaccines for Covid-19: An insight on their effectiveness and adverse effects

J Med Virol. 2022 Aug;94(8):3554-3560. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27810. Epub 2022 May 5.

Authors

Naila Qamar¹, Gul Rukh², Sadiq N Khan¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Lab Technology, The University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
² Department of Biomedical Sciences, Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Abstract

An era of SARS-COVID-19 outbreak with a high contagious percentage around the globe has been the subject of multi-agency research aimed at generating vaccines for active immunization. Scientists across the world are joining hands for advanced tie-ups between medical start-ups and pharmaceutical industries for devices and vaccines development to hinder the progress of this outbreak. Moreover, the questions that need to be answered are how to improve the effectiveness and efficacy of vaccines with reduced side effects and the required doses of vaccines for enhanced surveillance. In this review article, we have discussed the effectiveness and efficacy of different Covid-19 vaccines.

Keywords: SARS-COVID 19; Sinovac; efficacy; relative risk rate; vaccines.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 Vaccines / adverse effects
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Vaccination
Vaccines*

Substances

COVID-19 Vaccines
Vaccines