Review
COVID-19 Vaccines
Serkan Aydemir 1
, Hatice Rümeysa Selvi 2
, Muhammet Rıdvan Dumlu 1
, Seçil Arıca 2
, Funda Şimşek 1
, Hatice Rümeysa Selvi 2
, Muhammet Rıdvan Dumlu 1
, Seçil Arıca 2
, Funda Şimşek 1
1University of Health Sciences Turkey, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul, Turkey
2University of Health Sciences Turkey, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
2University of Health Sciences Turkey, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
Eur Arch Med Res 2021; 37(3): 134-140 DOI: 10.4274/eamr.galenos.2021.93695
Abstract
The World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) as a “Public Health Emergency” of international importance on January 30, 2020, and as a “Pandemic” on March 11, 2020. In the fight against coronavirus, the most important strategy in protection from the disease is the “Vaccine”, due to the fact that the coronavirus is very contagious, the complications and death it causes. In this review, there is information about current vaccines, their effectiveness and studies that play a role in protection against COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19, vaccine, efficacy