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Available antiviral options against SARS-COV-2 replication

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The Covid-19 pandemic is caused by a novel coronavirus strain SARS-Cov-2. To date, no specific drug has been identified to treat the pandemic.

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COVID-19 vaccine allergy

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Health agencies have done their best in coming up with vaccines that offer the body protection against Covid-19 infection. While some people might be enthusiastic about the vaccines and readily go for them, there is a group that is skeptical and will never think of getting the vaccines.

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COVID Vaccine

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December 2019 to December saw a steady increase in the new infection and death cases related to Covid-19. Shortly after the pandemic struck, health agencies set on working tirelessly to develop vaccines that could offer protection against the Covid-19 disease.

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COVID-19 Pandemic

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A pandemic refers to the epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, for instance, multiple continents or the entire world, and affecting a substantial number of people. It can also be defined as a widespread endemic disease with a stable number of infected people is not a pandemic.

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How antibody and vaccine relate

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With new diseases such as Covid- 19 setting in and the already existing diseases becoming more mutant, there is a need for the health agency to develop vaccines. There are vaccines for most of the common diseases like polio, measles, tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and even Covid- 19.

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Vaccine effectiveness

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Vaccine effectiveness refers to how well a vaccine works when used in the natural environment. In other words, it is the indicator of the vaccine’s ability to prevent the outcomes of interest in the ‘real world.’

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Vaccine efficacy

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Vaccine efficacy refers to the percentage by which a disease reduces among the people who receive vaccination in a clinical trial. Therefore, vaccine efficacy is an indication of how well the vaccine can work, given that the conditions are most favorable and the uptake is up to 100%.

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Vaccine safety

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Millions worldwide are availing themselves for the Covid-19 jab. Studies have shown that when the vaccine is administered, the immune system is given a tremendous boost. This doesn’t mean that the individual has been granted a clean bill of health.

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Vaccine side effects

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For every normal human being with good health, the body will have natural protection against disease-causing pathogens. This kind of protection is called natural immunity, the body’s inborn ability to fight the disease-causing agents.

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Viral vector vaccines

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The novel Corona virus has taken a toll on the world’s healthcare systems. As with other viruses, its transmission rate is high, claiming thousands of lives daily. The illness lacks a cure but scientists have developed vaccines to control the virus.

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What is the FLU (influenza)

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Although many people mistake the ‘stomach flu,’ for the flu, the two are quite different. While the flu refers to a viral infection that affects the respiratory system (nose, throat, and lungs), the stomach flu refers to the inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, the stomach, and intestines, causing abdominal cramps, fever, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.

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What you need to know about messenger RNA vaccines

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Towards the end of 2019, WHO announced a new coronavirus strain, the novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2, to be causing Corona Virus Disease (Covid 19) that was fast-hitting Wuhan in China. Like wildfire, the virus spread fast, covering more than half the total world's countries within three months.

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