Lucknow: Two Dosage Covishield Vaccination courses develop enough antibodies against Covid-19 in a month.
In some cases, the post vaccination response can be postponed, but the antibody numbers are needed in stages in producing in two-four months and effective in preventing serious diseases in cases of infection.
This was revealed in a study conducted by the Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital (Elmch) in 246 hospital employees, including 96 women, who were fully vaccinated in January-February and were exposed to high risk during the second wave in April-May.
Hospitals are converted into covid facilities for serious Covid-19 patients.
“We examined the antibody level of these people twice – after a month vaccination and then in the fourth month.
About 93% (229) employees developed full antibodies after a month and the number remains intact even after four months,” said MM Faridi, the principal, ELMIN, and head of the study panel.
“Vaccination did not trigger an immune response at 17 after a month after vaccination, but the four-month test later found that 14 of them developed the necessary antibodies.
Therefore, overall, almost 99% developed the necessary defense mechanism, which indicates that antibodies continue Growing over time and finally for a long period of time, “he added.
Of these 246 employees, 18 were infected during the second wave, but none of them experienced serious symptoms.
We found that antibodies in 18 of these employees were less than half compared to the average level in others, showing that the high level of providing good protection, additional medical supervisor Dr.
Siddharth Chandel.
Another finding is that the average level of antibodies in women is a little less than men.