DNA vaccine against covid-19 is approved by India
ZyCoV-D is the first DNA vaccine against covid-19. During the pandemic, getting DNA work against the virus is a big success. The Indian government approved the ZyCov-D a few days ago. The vaccine will be rolled into the campaigns next month, and we will see the actual efficiency rate by the end of the year.
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Different than Pfizer and other current vaccines
Pfizer and other working vaccines have to be injected into the body. ZyCoV-D vaccine has a different route. It’s administered into the skin without an injection. Experts say that the DNA vaccine will be a new word in the management of the pandemic. It’s the first time in our history that it’s easy to manage a pandemic with so many vaccines. DNA-based shots will be another success in modern medicine.
The economic Times created a short and interesting video about the importance of the DNA vaccine. From the development to the first shot - everything is included in the video report.
DNA vaccine at its finest
Peter Richmond, Immunologist from Australia, says that DNA vaccines have to say a word in modern pandemic management. With DNA based shots, it has to be easier to manage the situation. Experts believe that vaccines are already efficient against all the symptoms and clinical trials. Peter Richmond thinks it’s a big step forward in defeating the covid-19 pandemic and getting back to normal. New normal will be different types of DNA and RNA vaccines to fight against the new mutations.
A strange case in Oklahoma state of the US.
While we see significant success with DNA and RNA vaccines around the globe, there is a strange thing going on with Oklahoma’s residents. Dr Jason McElyea says that hundreds of patients were in need of treatment after an overdose of a specific drug. It seems that people in Oklahoma decide to use specific drugs to treat covid-19 at home. Dr McElyea asked residents of the state to stop using horse deworming drug Ivermectin against covid-19. The doctor says that they overdose because it’s not safe for our bodies, especially during the covid-19 pandemic.
NBC News had a dedicated news coverage about the horse drug sellout during the pandemic peak in Oklahoma. It seems that residents of the state still believe in the drug to work against covid-19 although doctors suggest other!