AstraZeneca Covishield Side Effects Latest News : What is being said on social media that all those who have taken Covishield are at risk, is absolutely false and baseless, it has no scientific basis.
Ever since the news came out that pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has admitted in the British court that their Covid-19 vaccine may have some side effects, many questions have been raised about its Covishield Vaccine. Fear has spread among us. But what is its truth? Is it really harmful? We tried to know this from renowned immunologist and Prof. associated with Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune (IISER). From Satyajeet Rath.
AstraZeneca Covishield Side Effects Latest News
The first weapon people got in the war against Corona was in the form of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Covishield. It was made by Serum Institute in India.
On this whole issue, Prof. We are presenting before you some excerpts from the video conversation with Satyajit Rath.
Question- These things are being raised regarding Covishield. Questions are being raised. Apprehensions and fears are being expressed. What do you have to say on this?
Pro. Rath: There is nothing new in this. All these things are well-known things in the scientific field. These are understandable things. There have been talks about this in the media and social media two years ago also. The only difference today is that the company has accepted these things, but this is just a legal issue. There is nothing new in this. No new evidence emerged in this. What the whole world has known for the last two years, AstraZeneca has accepted in the court.
The main thing is that there is no new evidence regarding the vaccine, nothing has changed. There has been no change in the safety of the vaccine.
The technology of Covishield vaccine is called Adenoviral Vector technology. That is, there is an adeno virus in the vaccine in which a piece of Covid protein has been inserted due to which we make antibodies against the Covid virus. There are many vaccines with such technology.
An issue has come to light regarding this vaccine with adenoviral technology that blood clots can form in the brain. But these are very rare i.e. extraordinary incidents. Like one in one or two lakhs. It came to our attention because we were using the vaccine in such large quantities.
Therefore, what is being said on social media that all those who have taken Covishield are at risk, is absolutely false and baseless, it has no scientific basis.
Apart from this, this rare effect which has been seen at one in one or two lakhs, has also been seen within a few days of the vaccine dose. That means, if nothing happened to the remaining 99 thousand 999 people at that time, then there is no possibility of anything happening in the future also.
Therefore, do not believe such rumors and do not get scared yourself or scare others.
Question: People also say that after having Covid or taking the Covid vaccine, they have started feeling tired. They fall ill quickly and the disease takes time to go away. Not only this, cases of heart attack are also increasing among the youth. And all this is happening because of this. These questions are common on social media.
Pro. Rath: Yes, not at all. There is no such data or evidence. Long Covid is one thing, but its extent is very less. And after so many years, there is no possibility of this at all. There are some other reasons for this. Such diseases keep arising due to many different reasons.
Like you not having a job. Due to less jobs, people are falling prey to diseases due to stress. Apart from this, the diseases of diabetes and blood pressure are increasing. Such accidents also happen during those diseases. We do not have any data or scientific evidence of its connection with Covid or its vaccine.
Question: The second vaccine given to us Indians was Covaxin. Which was made by Bharat Biotech. Can there be any questions or apprehensions regarding Covaxin?
Pro. Rath – The technology of Covaxin is somewhat different from Covishield. This technology is of killed virus i.e. inactivated vaccine or killed vaccine. So it has its own specialties, its own limitations.
The advantage of Covishield is that it is easy to make. Therefore, about ninety percent of the people in our country got Covishield. It is more difficult to make Covaxin. That’s why very few people were able to meet her. The TTS i.e. Thrombocytopenia Syndrome that we are talking about, which is very rare, also does not occur with Covaxin. The antibodies produced by Covishield are produced in greater quantities than those produced by Covaxin. Every vaccine has its own specialties, benefits and limitations.
So whether we have got Covishield or Covaxin. Everyone is safe. There is a safety system in place against Covid in all. And there is no scientific evidence for the rare sight effect emerging after so many months and years.
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