Specialists have confirmed that the two vaccines available against Covid-19 in the UAE currently have close effectiveness, and that citizens and residents can be reassured of taking either of the two vaccines, because the results will be the same, which is the formation of antibodies that protect against infection with the virus.
Community medicine specialist and spokesperson for the Emirates Public Health Association, Dr. Saif Darwish, said that many countries have not been able to purchase or manufacture vaccines for Covid-19 so far, while two vaccines are available in the UAE.
Darwish explained that the Chinese vaccine "Sinopharm" is made in a traditional way, while the American "Pfizer-Bio-Tech" is manufactured in a new and old method at the same time because it is a method used for more than 20 years in treating cancer, stressing that the two vaccines are completely safe and there is no difference between them. In terms of potency.
He mentioned that the results announced by the studies are close and that any vaccine protects more than 50% of the subjects in clinical trials, so it is effective and safe.
In turn, the consultant chest diseases and intensive care in Dubai, Dr. Mazen Zwehd, confirmed that providing the two vaccines Pfizer and Cinopharm is a wish for any country in the world, but only one of them is sufficient to fulfill the hopes of many governments and peoples, pointing out that these two vaccines exceeded more than 60% in effectiveness It is the rate required globally to prove the effectiveness of any vaccine.
Zoehed pointed out that there has not been a second wave of Corona in China due to taking vaccines, and the study that specialists and doctors looked at confirms that the American vaccine (Pfizer) is good and very effective.
The UAE began vaccinating citizens and residents with the two vaccines "Sinopharma" or what is known as the Chinese vaccine, and the "Pfizer - Bio-Tech" vaccine, from which Dubai imported a quantity of doses to vaccinate the priority groups.
It is noteworthy that all vaccines that some countries have started using have obtained a "emergency use" permit from the US Food and Drug Administration, such as the Pfizer vaccine, or from the ministries of health in countries such as the Sinopharma vaccine, which gives vaccines more confidence, as this permission cannot be obtained. It is only after providing clear positive results for vaccines.
Manufacturing technology
According to the Chinese company, "Synopharma CNBG", its vaccine is one of the vaccines that depend on the traditional method of using the inactive (inactivated) virus, as inactivated vaccines use a killed form of the pathogen that causes the disease, and this type of vaccine stimulates the body to form a response Immunomodulatory without infection, and this type of vaccination requires multiple doses followed by booster doses to provide long-term immunity.
As for the Pfizer - BioNTech vaccine, it is one of the genetically engineered vaccines, as this type of vaccine uses a genetically modified form of ribonucleic acid or deoxyribonucleic acid that contains instructions for making copies of the protein (S). These copies stimulate an immune response to the virus in the body. Scientists do not have to deal with the infectious viruses themselves, and this vaccine was developed using a new messenger RNA technology using a synthetic part of the genetic code of the Corona virus.
Potency
Clinical trials have been conducted on more than 30 thousand citizens and residents in the UAE alone on the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine, and experiments have proven the effectiveness of the vaccine by 86% against infection with the "Covid-19" virus, and the seroconversion rate recorded 99% of the equivalent antibodies, and 100% As a prevention rate for moderate or severe cases of the disease.
As for the "Pfizer" vaccine, experiments conducted on more than 40 thousand people in the United States of America have proven that the vaccine protects by 95% of infection with corona.
Dosing
The Sinopharm vaccine is given in two doses, with an interval of 21 days between them, as is the case with the Pfizer Biotech vaccine, and the two vaccines are taken in the shoulder.
temperature
The Sinopharm vaccine is kept at a temperature of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, while the Pfizer Bio-Tech vaccine requires a complex chain of cooling to keep it without damage, as this vaccine is kept at a temperature exceeding 70 degrees below zero.
The side effects
Sinopharm did not mention any side effects of its vaccine, while Pfizer confirmed that its vaccine may cause some or only temporary side effects in some of its takers such as: injection site pain, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, fever, injection site swelling Redness at the injection site, nausea, feeling unwell, swollen lymph nodes.
Get priority
The Sinopharma vaccine is available to all groups free of charge, while the Pfizer vaccine is available to priority groups in most countries that have received it, and they are: people of determination, the elderly, members of the first line of defense such as medical and nursing staff and security personnel, people with chronic diseases, and those with vital and sensitive professions.
Contraindications to use
Health authorities in all countries of the world decided to prevent giving the vaccine at the current stage to those who are under 18 years old, some pregnant and lactating women, and allergy sufferers, and Pfizer said that those who have an allergic reaction after getting a previous dose of this vaccine cannot be given the second dose, and from Have been infected with Covid-19 during the past three months and cannot receive the vaccine, or who have had another vaccine during the last 3 months.
the choice
All countries in the world that have the vaccine give voluntarily to those who wish and have priority, and it is not compulsory, and those who do not receive the vaccine cannot be violated nor can penalties be imposed on them.
Pollen locations
Health authorities have made the Sinopharma vaccine available in all the emirates of the country, in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, 44 centers are spread to give the vaccine free of charge, and 24 of them are distributed to the clinics and centers of the Sehha Company in Abu Dhabi (from 8 am to 8 pm) at Al Zafarana Center for Diagnosis and Comprehensive Examination, and Al Bateen Center Health Center, Al Maqta Health Center, Mohammed Bin Zayed City Health Center, Baniyas Health Center, Khalifa City Health Center, Al Falah Health Center, Al Bahia Health Center, Oud Al Tawbah Center for Diagnosis and Comprehensive Screening, Hili Health Center, Al Yahar Health Center and Al Muwaiji Health Center, Mezyad Health Center, Naama Health Center, Al Quaa Health Center, Al Hayer Health Center, Sweihan Health Center, Al Dhafra Clinic in Madinat Zayed, Madinat Zayed Hospital, Ghayathi Hospital, Al Mirfa Hospital, Delma Hospital, Al Sila Hospital, and Liwa Hospital.
In addition to these centers, 20 centers in the private sector, namely Mediclinic Hospital - Khalifa Street, and neighborhood councils from 10 am to 6 pm in Al Bateen Council, Al Mushrif, Al Manhal, Rabdan, Al Wathba, Muhammad Khalaf, South Al Wathba, the first astronaut, Falaj Hazaa Al Ain, Al Khabisi - Al Ain, Al Markhaniya - Al Ain, Al Rawda - Al Ain, Zakher - Al Ain, Al Sarooj - Al Ain, Madinat Zayed - Al Dhafra, Delma - Al Dhafra, Al Sila'a - Al Dhafra, Mohammed Al Falahi Al Yassi - Al Dhafra, Mubarak bin Qaran - Ghayathi.
In the emirate of Dubai, the vaccine is available at the field hospital in Dubai Parks, while in the Emirate of Sharjah, Wasit Health Center receives the public from 4 pm until 9 pm, in addition to the Dhaid Health Center, the Pearl Health Center, the Family Health Promotion Center, Mughaidir Suburb, Al Madam Center. Health Center, and Kalba Health Center.
In the Emirate of Ajman, Al Hamidiyah Health Center receives the public from 9 am to 12:30 pm - and from 5 pm to 8:30 pm and on Friday from 5 pm to 8:30 pm, in addition to the Mushairef Health Center.
In the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, the Al Bayt Center receives the Unified Public on Thursday from 10 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon, and on Friday from 4 in the evening until 9 in the evening, and on Saturday from 9 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon, in addition to the Salama Health Center and Falaj Al Mualla Health Center .
In the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, the Al Mareed Medical Center receives the public from 8 am to 1 pm, in addition to the Al-Jazeera Health Center and Al-Munaie Health Center.
And in the Emirate of Fujairah, the Muraishid Health Center receives the public from 9 am to 1 pm, and on Fridays from 4 pm to 9 pm, in addition to the Al Khulaibiya Health Center and the Antana Health Center.
As for the Pfizer vaccine, it is only available in the Emirate of Dubai, in 6 centers: Zabeel Health Center, Al Mizhar Health Center, Nad Al Hamar Center, Al Barsha Health Center, Uptown Occupational Health Check-up Center and Hatta Hospital.
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