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How long is protection after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine? This is one of the most important questions in today’s vaccination campaign all over the world. The answer was given by the company Moderna, whose vaccines arrived in Poland yesterday. How long can their preparation protect against SARS-CoV-2?
- Moderna’s Medical Director Tal Zaks: We expect immunization to last at least a year
- Recall, on January 6, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a positive opinion on the authorization of the vaccine against COVID-19 by this company in the EU.
- On January 12, Moderna vaccines arrived in Poland – the first batch has 29 thousand. doses
- More current information can be found on the Onet homepage.
How long does the Moderna vaccine protect? There is an answer
One of the fundamental questions about COVID-19 vaccines, which are new products after all, is how long protection is provided. This issue was addressed by the medical director of Moderna, Tal Zaks, who gave a very specific answer. – We expect vaccination to last at least a year – said JP Morgan at the annual medical conference.
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Similar to the Pfizer vaccine currently used in Poland, the Moderny preparation also requires two doses, approximately one month apart. During the conference, Tal Zaks announced that tests would be carried out to see whether the addition of a third – strengthening dose – would additionally increase protection. – We believe that, if necessary, there is a possibility of strengthening, especially in the high-risk group – he said.
Side effects of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
The therapeutic characteristics of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine provide detailed information on the safety of the preparation. A clinical trial on this issue enrolled 30 participants, who were 351 years of age and older and received at least one dose of the vaccine or placebo.
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What side effects did participants report after receiving vaccinin? The most common were injection site pain (70%), fatigue (70%), headache (64,7%), muscle pain (61,5%), joint pain, chills, nausea / vomiting, swelling / tenderness under the arm, fever, injection site swelling and redness.
As emphasized by the manufacturer, most of the local and systemic side effects were mild or moderate and disappeared within a few days after vaccination.
- More about side effects Side effects of Moderna vaccine
Recall, on January 6, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a positive opinion on the authorization of the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 in the EU. – We will want to use this vaccine widely in general vaccinations – emphasized the president of the Material Reserves Agency, Michał Kuczmierowski. The head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, the government’s plenipotentiary for vaccination, Michał Dworczyk, emphasized that by the end of March, about 840 people should reach Poland. Moderna vaccine doses. The first batch of the preparation arrived on Tuesday – 29 thousand. doses.
Both vaccines – both from Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech – work in the same way. They contain the so-called template ribonucleic acid (mRNA) encoding the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus coat protein. The mRNA itself is in the lipid coat, enters the cell and triggers the production of a protein in the ribosomes, which in turn triggers an immune response from the immunized person’s immune system.
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