The race of vaccinations is what has been keeping every country right now in their toes. The race has many heroes such as US with its Johnson and Johnson, Moderna and Astrazeneca and many other countries too. India though, is an unsung hero when it comes to this race. There have been recent developments in the vaccine status in our country. As the roll out of the 18+ category has been initiated the country is moving in an immense speed to get its citizens vaccinated. The two readily available vaccines right now in the Indian market are the Covishield and Covaxin. There is also the recent availability of the Sputnik V vaccine which is not an Indian vaccination but a Russian native vaccination.
Questions have arised as to which of the two are better but there is no legitimate proof as to which is better. Both have shown almost the same efficacy and affects on the human population. Covaxin is an inactivated vaccine which actually contains the dead coronavirus. When the vaccination is injected inside an individuals body, an immune response is triggered which initiates the body to fight against the virus but while the body does so the individual does not show any major symptoms. The efficacy of the vaccine is about 81% which was found in the phase 3 trials. Covishield, the vaccine produced by SII with coordination with Astrazeneca, this vaccine is based on the working of a viral vector which is planted into the body. Its made from a weakened version of an Adenovirus found in Chimpanzees. The efficacy rate of this vaccine is about 70% and is given in a much larger gap than that of Covaxin. Sputnik V is also based on a similar mechanism as Covishield, the adenovirus mechanism. This vaccination shows an efficacy rate of 92% though.
Are Indian vaccines safe? They are extremely safe and have a very good immunogenic response among all the age groups which have been administered with it. There have been immense research and more production day by day in indian facilities for new vaccinations. The only problem lying with the population of India is the ever lasting mentality that these vaccinations are not safe. Due to the large population size and ratio in India vaccinations are going to take sometime to reach the ends of the country and due to many misconceptions people tend to fall for myths about the vaccinations. India has fallen behind in only this one area due to the negligence of its people when the vaccines were first administered and released due to which there was a huge delay in the roll out of the vaccines.
It is our responsibility as citizens to create more awareness among people who still believe to have a taboo against vaccines and individuals spreading fake news. Only we can help ourselves and our country to move ahead and beat the virus!!
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