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| Date Added | Jul 29, 2022 |
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FAQs on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination Program-MoHFW Overview
- GENERAL
- VACCINE ATTRIBUTES
- EFFICACY & PROTECTION
- SIDE-EFFECTS
- PRECAUTIONS
- FOLLOW-UP & BOOSTER
- COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM
- COVID-19 VACCINATION IN PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN
B. VACCINE ATTRIBUTES
- What technology has been used in development of the currently available vaccines in India?
Covishield vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, is a Viral Vector-based
Technology which is also used to manufacture Ebola vaccine.
Covaxin vaccine, manufactured by the Bharat Biotech, is a whole-Virion Inactivated Corona
Virus Vaccine which is also used to manufacture vaccines like Influenza, Rabies and Hepatitis-A.
Sputnik V is developed by Gamaleya Institute in Russia and is working closely with Dr
Reddy’s Laboratories for Gam-COVID-Vac Combined vector vaccine. - What are the compositions of the above vaccines?
Composition of Covishield includes inactivated adenovirus with segments of Corona Virus, Aluminium Hydroxide Gel, L-Histidine, L-Histidine hydrochloride monohydrate, Magnesium chloride hexahydrate, Polysorbate 80, Ethanol, Sucrose, Sodium chloride, and Disodium edetate dihydrate (EDTA).
Composition of Covaxin includes inactivated Corona Virus, Aluminium Hydroxide Gel, TLR 7/8 agonist, 2-Phenoxyethanol and Phosphate Buffered Saline
Composition of Sputnik V: Component I Active substance: replication incompetent recombinant adenovirus serotype 26 particles containing the SARS-CoV-2 protein S gene. Component II Active substance: replication incompetent recombinant adenovirus serotype 5 particles containing SARS-CoV-2 protein S gene.
Excipients: Tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane, sodium chloride, sucrose, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, EDTA disodium salt dihydrate, polysorbate-80, ethanol 95%, and water for injection. - All three vaccines require cold chain temperature. How is the cold chain been
maintained during storage and transportation of vaccine?
The two vaccines (Covishield & Covaxin) need to be stored and transported at +20 to +8⁰ Celsius. The cold chain for the vaccines is maintained through active and passive cold chain equipment available at approximately 29,000 cold chain points across India. Sputnik V requires storage temperature of -180C (minus eighteen degrees centigrade) or below. The deep freezers are available under Universal Immunization Programme across the country for storage of this vaccine. - Is COVISHIELD same as the vaccine been given in UK by Astra Zeneca?
Yes, Covishield® vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, is based on the same patent technology as the AstraZeneca vaccine. - What is the dose schedule of the vaccines under the national vaccination program?
As per the permission granted by the Drugs Controller General (India), the dose schedule is
as follows:
Covishield: two doses, an interval of 12-16 weeks
Covaxin: two doses at an interval of 4-6 weeks
