MODERNA
COVID-19 VACCINE
INGLÉS MÉDICO
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Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine: An In-depth Analysis, Summaries of English Language
A comprehensive analysis of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, including its technology, components, efficacy, side effects, and laboratory information. It also discusses the vaccine's relevance in establishing a comparison between different types of vaccines and understanding the importance of vaccination. useful for medical practitioners and individuals seeking to understand the current scenario of Covid-19 vaccines.
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MODERNA
COVID-19 VACCINE
INGLÉS MÉDICO
INTRODUCTION
Because of the pandemic, new vaccines have been
developed
Moderna started developing this vaccine before the
pandemic
Nowadays Moderna vaccine is being dispensed in 90
countries
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TRADE
NAME
2020
ModeRNA (modified RNA)
June, 2021
Spikevax
TECHNOLOGY
How does this covid-
19 vaccine work?
Inside the
Human Body
How does this
mRNA carry out
its activity?
Entering
the cell
Spotting the
intruder
Making
antibodies
nytimes.com
How does this
mRNA carry
out its activity?
Inside the
Human Body
Stopping
the Virus
Killing infected
cells
nytimes.com
SIDE EFFECTS
(Chiechi, 2021; Australian Government, 2022)
Some rare side effects:
Swelling or tenderness in the armpit
Nausea
Enlarged lymph nodes
Chest pain
Irregular rhythm in the heart
Breathlessness
Pain when breathing.
LABORATORY
Country of Origin
EFFICACY
14 DAYS
Efficacy of 50.8%
Moderna’s protection has a
duration of 6 months after
the second booster dose
(Hall, 2022; Baden 2020)
ONSET:
94 %
Doses
2 doses
18 years
or older
1 month apart
There can be 3 doses for extra protection
Intramuscular
(Moderna, 2021)
Pregnant women and children
Moderna vaccine is
recommended for
pregnancy because it has
been more widely used in
other countries.
Data demonstrating this is passed
to the fetus when a pregnant
woman is vaccinated because IgG
after maternal vaccination in the
third trimester has been shown in
observational studies
Countries which was approved it
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
(Pieterse, 2021; Gebert, 2021)
United Kingdom Singapore
United States Mexico
Conclusions
Vaccination is the safest and most reliable
way to generate protection against the
COVID-19 virus.
The community should be involved.
People well informed about the updated
data
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F^ E^ R^ E^ N^ C E S
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