A friend of mine was vaccinated against Sputnik-V coronavirus.
According to him, this is a difficult test for the body. The vaccine is perceived as a foreign substance. For two or three days his arm was very sore. He was drenched in sweat. However, then these symptoms disappeared. For this, the second injection is much worse tolerated by the vaccinated than the first.
Many Russians are skeptical about the use of the vaccine.
This applies not only to Sputnik-V, but in general to any vaccine developed in the world.
I see. So, the vaccine had an immediate short term side effect.
We, in our country has not have the vaccine yet. But do they run an allergy test before injecting the vaccine into your body?
Or that's a normal reaction your friend have experienced after taking the vaccine? And, is taking the vaccines compulsory in your country?
I'm sorry If I'm asking these questions, Im just a bit worried about it's short and long term effect to a human body especially with senior citizens and children.
Currently, there is no compulsory vaccination in Russia. Most likely, there will be no compulsory vaccination in Russia. This is due to political protests and demonstrations. The authorities are afraid of popular discontent.
The official version of the authorities is that the coronavirus epidemic in Russia is waning. According to my observations, people are now very sick.
I don't know what people get sick - colds and flu or coronavirus. The end of winter - the beginning of spring is the peak of viral and respiratory diseases.
In Russia (as far as I know), patients are not tested for allergies and antibodies before vaccination. Moreover, the presence of antibodies is a contraindication to the administration of the vaccine. Putin said he would be vaccinated closer to autumn. This is a smart approach.
Vaccination campaigns cannot be carried out during an epidemic. This has not been done before. In the fight against the pandemic, unfortunately, the main role is played by officials, and not professional doctors - virologists.
I understand, I am not against vaccinations by any means, the faster the population gets vaccinated, the quicker we'll return to some kind of normalcy.
However, at least here and most European Countries, it is advised to not get vaccinated if you're experiencing severe allergies. We haven't had any severe cases here so far.
If I am not mistaken, the Sputnik vaccine is not an mRNA one like those from Pfizer or AstraZenera, those that we have in Europe. Am I right?