COVID-19 and vaccination: myths vs science

doi:10.1080/14760584.2022.2114900

. 2022 Nov;21(11):1603-1620.

doi: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2114900. Epub 2022 Sep 1.

COVID-19 and vaccination: myths vs science

Vivek P Chavda¹, Yangmin Chen², Jayant Dave³, Zhe-Sheng Chen⁴, Subhash C Chauhan^{5

6}, Murali M Yallapu^{5

6}, Vladimir N Uversky⁷, Rajashri Bezbaruah⁸, Sandip Patel⁹, Vasso Apostolopoulos^{10

11}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, L.M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, India.
² Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
³ Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, L.M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, India.
⁴ College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
⁵ Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA.
⁶ South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA.
⁷ Department of Molecular Medicine and Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institure, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
⁸ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India.
⁹ Department of Pharmacology, L.M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, India.
¹⁰ Institute for Health and Sport, Immunology and Translational Research Group, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
¹¹ Immunology Program, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 35980281
DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2114900

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COVID-19 and vaccination: myths vs science

Vivek P Chavda et al. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2022 Nov.

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. 2022 Nov;21(11):1603-1620.

doi: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2114900. Epub 2022 Sep 1.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, L.M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, India.
² Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
³ Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, L.M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, India.
⁴ College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
⁵ Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA.
⁶ South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, USA.
⁷ Department of Molecular Medicine and Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institure, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
⁸ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India.
⁹ Department of Pharmacology, L.M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, India.
¹⁰ Institute for Health and Sport, Immunology and Translational Research Group, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
¹¹ Immunology Program, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 35980281
DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2114900

Abstract

Introduction: Several vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been developed since the inception of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019, at unprecedented speed. However, these rapidly developed vaccines raised many questions related to the efficacy and safety of vaccines in different communities across the globe. Various hypotheses regarding COVID-19 and its vaccines were generated, and many of them have also been answered with scientific evidence. Still, there are many myths/misinformation related to COVID-19 and its vaccines, which create hesitancy for COVID-19 vaccination, and must be addressed critically to achieve success in the battle against the pandemic.

Area covered: The development of anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines against COVID-19, their safety and efficacy, and myths/misinformation relating to COVID-19 and vaccines are presented.

Expert opinion: In this pandemic, we have seen a global collaborative effort of researchers, governments, and industry, supported by billions of dollars in funding, have allowed the development of vaccines far more quickly than in the past. Vaccines go through rigorous testing, analysis, and evaluations in clinical settings prior to their approval, even if they are approved for emergency use. Despite the myths, vaccination represents an important strategy to get back to normality.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; human lessons; myths about COVID-19; vaccination; vaccines for COVID-19.

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