Pune: Some general side effects of the Covid vaccine – redness or pain in the location of vaccination and low-level fever / fatigue within 24 to 48 hours of post immunization – not observed in the trial of Zycov-D vaccine advanced among teenagers in Pune.
None of 47 teenagers who received a three-dose-free intra-dermal vaccine in Dy Patil Medical College and hospitals as part of temptation throughout the country who complained about the usual side effects, the trial researchers told Ti ahead of ZYCOV- launch Nationwide d this month.
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D Y Patil Medical College and Hospital, and Bharati Medical College and Hospital in Pune are among 50 experimental locations in India where a total of 1,600 teenagers in the 12-17-year-old bracket have participated.
While Bharati Medical College and the Hospital conducted a trial in eight teenagers from Pune, Dy Patil Medical College and Hospital did it in 47 teenagers, especially those in Baner, Balewadi, Vimannagar, Wadgonsteri, Punpri, Chinchwad, Nigadi and the rural part.
The Zycov-D vaccine, which is produced by Zydus Cadila, based in Ahmedabad, is the first vaccine in the country that has received emergency use permits (EUA) to be given to people aged 12 years and over.
Zydus Cadila, in relation to the HCG Manavata Cancer Center based in Nashik, also conducted clinical trials from vaccines in 300 adolescents in the age group 12-17 years in Nashik City.
A company official said the trial was successful and there were no reports of side effects.
DY Patil Medical College and Research Consultants Trial Hospital Shalaka Makankhedkar said, “Usually, a little pain or redness is expected with an intramuscular vaccine (IM) that has a needle.
But the complaints of this general vaccination site are not reported at all even by a single teen trial participant On our experimental site in Pune.
Zycov-D is a needle-free vaccine given right under the skin and not far into the muscles with a specially designed jet injector.
Some teenagers who only report a little sensation pinch while receiving shots.
“Subcutaneous shots are one into fatty tissue under the skin.
These injections are more shallow than those injected into muscle tissue.
As for Zycov-D, a needle-free intradermal vaccine is a shallow or superficial injection into the dermis, which is located between the epidermis and hypodermis.
This route is relatively rare compared to injections to subcutaneous or muscle networks, producing zero pain or redness / pain in the injection site, the word agarchedkar.
In addition, there are no teenagers in Pune who complain of fever, fatigue or other flu symptoms for hours or days after receiving Zycov-d shots.
“Some of the usual side effects look after vaccination such as fever, fatigue and other flu symptoms are not observed at all in adolescents who receive three doses of Zycov-D 28 days apart,” Agency said.
Registration of teenage trial began in early March and the last trial participants received the last (third) dose on September 23 this year.
Teens come from different socio-economic strata.
Some families have annual income RS2 lakh and some have annual income of 70 lakh Rs.
Researchers trial reaches these families through the trial participants and hospital patient databases.
Zycov-D: There is no reddish Vax site seen in Pune Teen
