Side effects of COVID-19 vaccine happening currently

The world is looking forward to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As such, the examination of different vaccines is running throughout the world. But the thing is that every individual and every country expects the vaccine with least or no side effects that shows higher efficacy.

Many companies have been approved for trials and many are undertaking trials, many are still preparing. However, every company is seeking to have no side effects. Among these, Pfizer-BioNTech is approved by US and the result of phasal trial is also out. It is said that the vaccine has 94-95% of efficacy with some side effects. The 2 individuals after vaccination faced some allergic reactions, such as Anaphylactic reactions which includes skin rashes, breathlessness and drop in blood pressure, and the world is warned about it. The other 4 volunteers are undergoing

 Bell's palsy: which is a temporary facial paralysis. But it is not confirmed that the paralysis is purely due to vaccination. Besides there are also effects like fatigue, joint pain, chill and swelling of lymph node. Bell's Palsy: Also known as Acute peripheral facial paralysis of unknown cause. It doesn't concern age, can occur in any age. When the palsy is attacked, the nerve controlling the facial muscles are seen swollen, narrowed or inflamed, which is due to viral infection or certain reactions that takes place with respect to nerves. The half face or the side face becomes stiff. The proper reason behind this cause is still unknown.

Coming to Sputnik 5, the cheapest vaccine from Russia. It has a tag to completely avoid the intake of alcohol for nearly months before vaccination and 42 days after vaccination in order to prevent certain disorders. But there occurred side effects. It said that, after dosing the vaccine into a 40 years old volunteer there was a severe head ache. Later on, subsequently had extreme vomiting with head ache. Finally, all these drove the volunteer to get compensation for the side effects he went through 

Recently there was a report; Anil Vij, the health minister of Haryana testing positive for COVID -19 after participating for Covaxin vaccination. This three a flash of doubtful ness over efficacy. As all such, Moderna also have side effects on muscles, adding on fatigue and grade fever. The thing is that the vaccines of Pfizer and Moderna are showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 in the form of side effects of vaccination. Now, there is a news that an indigenous vaccine from Pune has got approval and it is the first indigenous mRNA vaccine.

India having the name as World's largest manufacturer of vaccines, an Australian ambassador says, "there are many vaccines being produced in countries around the world, but there is only one country that has the manufacturing capacity to produce sufficient quantities to satisfy the demands of citizens in every country and that is India", and this sounds proud. However, preparing a vaccine for a disease for everyone is not a small deal, because it should work on everyone, who leave in different places with different health conditions and many other different things. Well, let's all hope and pray to ease the blackspot painted by COVID-19 pandemic.

- Sarika S R