Anti-Covid vaccines, all the answers to every question

International drug agencies have drawn up a document that answers every question about vaccines created to eradicate the pandemic. Covid vaccines are safe even if developed so quickly? What are the side effects? And do RNA vaccines modify our genes? They are among the most frequent questions that have emerged among citizens in recent months.

To help healthcare professionals respond, the International Coalition of Drug Regulatory Agencies (Imcra) el'' European Medicines Agency (Ema) they prepared a document with questions and answers on all points. Meanwhile, the virus continues to circulate throughout Italy. Today in our country they are registered 13.571 new positive cases (10.497 yesterday) while new deaths are 524 (yesterday 603). The swabs carried out are 279.762 compared to the 254.070 of yesterday; the discharged healed are 25.015 (yesterday 21.428). Overall, the positive cases are 523.553, 11.971 cheaper than yesterday.

Anti-Covid vaccines, an answer to every question

 “Many citizens want more information on vaccines. We have prepared this document to help health workers to reassure people ”. Thus Emer Cooke, director of ICMRA and EMA who adds: "On the side effects, the document specifies that the participants in the trial are followed for at least 1-2 months after the last dose".

In fact, this is usually the period in which reactions occur. There will be a 6-month follow-up for those who participated in the early stages of each vaccine's clinical trials. For many other participants, the screening will last a year, to assess the duration of protection and long-term safety. A list of adverse events of particular interest will also be made.

Special monitoring for certain categories of people

The widespread use of anti-Covid vaccines also in the elderly, writes the ICMRA, “could see many deaths and serious illnesses not related to the vaccine, but coinciding with administration. Each regulatory agency will have to determine if the cause was the vaccine ". There will be special safety monitoring for pregnant women and people with pre-existing serious illnesses.

And, again for children, the elderly in relation to interaction with other vaccines. If mRna vaccines can modify DNA, the answer is no. "The mRna contained in the vaccine cannot enter the genes of the vaccinated person and generally breaks down after a few weeks of vaccination." However, it is not yet known how long vaccine protection lasts. More data should take place in 2021-2022.