COVID-19 vaccines recognized by WHO (World Health Organization) and given permission Emergency Use Listing (EUL) if it meets the requirements:
1. Quality
Related to the characteristics of the vaccine:
- Vaccine type
- Vaccine composition
- How to inject
2. Safety
- Reasonable side effect
- Safe for eligible ederly
- Safe for eligible children 12 years and over
3. Vaccine efficacy level
- Efficacy is how well a vaccine works in clinical trials
- Must be above 50 %
4. Effectiveness level
- Effectiveness is how well a vaccine is given to the general public
- Must be above 50 %
5. Vaccine manufacturing
Directed to become an industry
6. Risk management plan
- Careful and precide screening process for vaccine recipients
- Solution in case of unnatural vaccine side effects.
The assessment is carried out by experts from all over the world and Technical Advisory Group, to provide assessment of benefits, risks, and recommendations.
List of Covid-19 Vaccines recognized by WHO:
1. Pfizer-BioNTech
- The first vaccine recognized by WHO and get EUL on December 31, 2020
- Made in the United States
- Double dose (interval 3 weeks)
- Vaccine type: nucleic acid vaccine
- Strength: has a strong cellular immunity and fast development
- Weaknesss:
a. Relatively low antibody response. As a result, the body's response to infection works more slowly
b. Must be stored in a frozen state
2. AstraZenenca
- Recognized by WHO anda get EUL on February 15, 2021
- Made in South Korea and India
- Double dose (interval 2-3 months)
- Vaccine type: viral-vector virus, replicating or non-replicating
- Viral-vector is a harmless virus modified to trigger an immune response
- Strength:
a. Fast development
b. Cheap price (not subjects to patents and assisted by the role of non-profits organizations)
c. Can be stored at normal refrigerator temperatures
- Weakness:
a. Previous exposure to viral vectors may reduce immunogenicity
Immunogenicity is the ability of a substance to trigger an immune response from the human body or other animals
3. Johnson & Johnson
- Recognized by WHO and get EUL on March 12, 2021
- Made in the United States
- Only single dose
- Vaccine type: adenovirus type 26, which inserts corona virus proteins into body cells and triggers an immune response
- Strength:
a. Only single dose. Of course it really helps to reach difficult areas
b. Can be stored at normal refrigerator temperatures
- Weakness: potentially cause an allergic reaction
4. Moderna
- Recognized by WHO and get EUL on April 30, 2021
- Made in the United States
- Double dose (interval 1 month)
- Vaccine type: nucleic acid vaccine
- Strength: has a strong cellular immunity and fast development
- Weaknesss:
a. Relatively low antibody response. As a result, the body's response to infection works more slowly
b. Must be stored in a frozen state
5. Sinopharm
- Recognized by WHO and get EUL on May 7, 2021
- Made in China
- Double dose (interval 3 weeks)
- Vaccine type: inactivated vaccine
- Strength:
a. Induce a strong immune response
b. Can be stored at normal refrigerator temperatures
- Weakness: when the manufacturing process, requires a lot of viruses.
6. Sinovac
- Recognized by WHO and get EUL on January 6, 2021
- Made in China
- Double dose (interval 1 month)
- Vaccine type: inactivated vaccine
- Strength:
a. Induce a strong immune response
b. Can be stored at normal refrigerator temperatures
- Weakness: when the manufacturing process, requires a lot of viruses
(source: klinikpintar.id & news.detik.com).
COVID-19 vaccines that are applicable in my country, Indonesia, include: Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Moderna, and Pfizer-BioNTech. However, Sinovac vaccine is most used. I also was injected by the Sinovac Vaccine (double dose). The effect that I feel (one day after injection) is only soreness in the area of the injection site, hunger pang, and drowsiness. After that, it's back to normal. How about you? Please comments in the comments column. Thank you, stay safe and healthy. God blessed us🙏.
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