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Still sick after the corona vaccination? The new mRNA vaccines against Covid are so safe

2021-01-18T10:38:08.315Z


Vaccinations should finally stop the coronavirus pandemic. Efficacy studies are optimistic, but a key factor has not yet been clarified.


Vaccinations should finally stop the coronavirus pandemic.

Efficacy studies are optimistic, but a key factor has not yet been clarified.

  • A flu vaccination offers a certain protection against the disease, but you can still get infected with the influenza virus *.

    Without vaccination, however, the risk of developing severe disease is much higher.

  • What about the new mRNA vaccines against Covid-19?

    Is their protective effect comparable to that of the flu vaccination?

  • The Robert Koch Institute provides information on how high the risk of Covid disease really is despite being vaccinated.

There is currently great hope.

It is based on the vaccines currently approved in Germany that promise immunity to Covid-19.

This would mean an end to the recurring corona lockdowns - and thus the return of normality that the corona-stricken population longs for.

But there are still many unanswered questions about the corona vaccination.

How long does the protective effect last?

Because of the virus mutations, does a new vaccine have to be developed every year, as is the case with the flu vaccination?

How contagious are vaccinated people?

And before all other questions: How well does the vaccination really protect?

With regard to the Biontech / Pfizer vaccine, which has been inoculated in Germany since the end of December, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) says: "

The study data showed: The probability of being infected with the virus was with the Covid-19 vaccinated participants 95 percent less than the placebo-vaccinated participants

.

If a person who has been vaccinated against Covid-19 comes into contact with the pathogen, there is a high probability that they will not fall ill, ”said the Federal Institute for Infectious Diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases.

According to the Tagesschau, the vaccine from the US biotechnology company Moderna, which has been approved since the beginning of January, is between 86.4 and 96 percent - depending on the age of the vaccinated.

Can people vaccinated against corona pass the virus on?

In an RKI information letter it says: "The new corona vaccination currently offers you the best possible protection against the disease and possible consequences." The clinical phase III vaccination studies by the manufacturers Moderna and Biontech / Pfizer had shown that both preparations

are compatible and can effectively prevent Covid 19 disease

, as reported by the editorial network Germany (RND).

However, it has not yet been clarified whether and to what extent vaccinated people can transmit the coronavirus.

"The design of the studies does not allow a statement to be made on the question of

whether the vaccination also prevents infections that are symptom-free and thus prevents the pathogen from being passed on,

" the RND quotes Prof. Christian Bogdan, Director of the Institute for Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene at the Erlangen University Hospital and member of the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko).

(jg) * Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen digital editorial network

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