COVID‐19 vaccinations: The unknowns, challenges, and hopes

Autor: Sunny O. Abarikwu, Shahidul Islam, Leander Marquez, Fareeda Hashem, Ayesha Mushtaq, Piotr Rzymski, Orsolya Cseprekál, Mariya Ivanovska, Essouma Mickael, Amanuel Godana Arero, Attig-Bahar Faten, Sarah Cuschieri, Eduardo Rodríguez-Román, Rangarirai Makuku, Irene Ling, Nima Rezaei, Kawthar Mohamed, Giulia Grancini, Amjad Khan, Sara A Makka, Kseniia Minakova
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Medical Virology. 94:1336-1349
ISSN: 1096-9071
0146-6615
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27487
Popis: The entire world has been suffering from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic since March 11, 2020. More than a year later, the COVID‐19 vaccination brought hope to control this viral pandemic. Here, we review the unknowns of the COVID‐19 vaccination, such as its longevity, asymptomatic spread, long‐term side effects, and its efficacy on immunocompromised patients. In addition, we discuss challenges associated with the COVID‐19 vaccination, such as the global access and distribution of vaccine doses, adherence to hygiene guidelines after vaccination, the emergence of novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) variants, and vaccine resistance. Despite all these challenges and the fact that the end of the COVID‐19 pandemic is still unclear, vaccines have brought great hope for the world, with several reports indicating a significant decline in the risk of COVID19‐related infection and hospitalizations.
peer-reviewed
Databáze: OpenAIRE