Vaccines of COVID-19

COVID-19 VACCINES

COVID-19 VACCINE	TYPE	VALID AGE	EFFICACY RATE	ORIGINAL PRICE PER DOSE
Pfizer-BioNTech	mRNA	16+ [in US 12+]	95%	19.50 USD
Moderna	mRNA	18+	95%	25.37 USD
AstraZeneca-University of Oxford	Adenovirus based	18+	70%	3-4 USD
Sinovac Biotech	Inactivated SARS CoV-2 Virus	All age group	50.38%-91.25%	60 CNY
CanSino Biologics	Viral Vector	6+	65.7%	Unknown
Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine / Gamaleya	Adenovirus based	18+	91.4%	10 USD

What You Need to Know

COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
You may have side effects after vaccination, but these are normal.
It typically takes two weeks after you are fully vaccinated to build protection(immunity) against the virus that causes COVID-19.
If you are not vaccinated, find a vaccine. Keep taking all the precautions until you are fully vaccinated.
If you are fully vaccinated, you can resume most activities that you did prior to the pandemic.

What Are the Coronavirus Vaccines Side Effects?

You may have pain in the arm where you got the shot, and you might run a fever and experience body aches, headaches and tiredness for a day or two. Chills, swollen lymph nodes can also occur.

For the vaccines that use two doses, if you have not had COVID-19, the chance of having noticeable side effects is higher after the second dose. Those who have had COVID-19 may experience stronger side effects after the first dose.

Experiencing side effects does not mean that you have COVID-19, but signals that your immune system is responding tot he vaccine. These side effects are considerably risky to your health than having COVID-19, but if they persist, call your doctor and ask about taking-over-the-counter pain and fever reducers to help you feel better.