COVID-19 Vaccines Deliver Herd Immunity

The approval of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents by The Food and Drug Administration’s decision presents a new opportunity for broad immunity against the coronavirus with new challenges.

Recently COVID-19 vaccine for teens and children ages 12 to 15 by Pfizer and BioNTech Comirnaty for the emergency use is approved by The Food and Drug Administration followed by 100% vaccine efficacy in a Phase III trial reports Global Data.

“As the first COVID-19 vaccine developers to receive authorization for this age group, which includes more than 16 million teenagers in the US, Pfizer and BioNTech will be able to increase their market share even further, as Moderna’s and Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) vaccines are currently only authorized for adults 18 years of age and older” said, Philipp Rosenbaum, PhD, Senior Pharma Analyst at Global Data, a leading data and analytics company.

COVID-19 Vaccination in India: Issues and Challenges
India’s COVID-19 vaccination program has been launched. It currently uses the vaccines Covishield and Covaxin. There are some issues and challenges that need to be overcome in order to vaccinate all Indians.

The authorization of these vaccines for younger teenagers’ paves way to speed up the vaccination effort which was slowed earlier due to a smaller number of participations.

Targeting this group will have high response, as many of them are waiting to return to their routine life and they also have the support from parents to get vaccinated.

We will also be able to cover the target population by making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for schools and universities, Apart from that a single dose vaccination has more benefit in this age group to reduce the adverse effects and makes the work easier to monitor.

COVID-19: Diet Plan and Lifestyle Modifications for the Unlock Phase
Healthy eating habits and adherence to physical activity are required during COVID-19 lockdown. WHO has prepared a set of general tips that you could follow during the lockdown to stay fit and healthy.

Source-Medindia

Mucormycosis (Black Fungal Disease): A Complication of COVID-19
Mucormycosis is spread by spores from the black fungus, Mycormycetes. It mainly affects people with a weak immune system and attacks the lungs and other organs of the body. It is also known as Black Fungal Disease.

Bad Consequence of Covid-19 Related to Obesity
UK based study has reported that higher body weight based on BMI range increases the risk of Covid- 19 complications.