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Wataalamu wa Afya wa kituo cha kudhibiti na kupambana na Magonjwa cha Marekani (CDC) na wale wa Shirika la Afya Duniani (WHO) wanahimiza umma kuzingatia na kufuata masharti ya matumizi ya chanjo kwa kuzingatia aina ya chanjo husika.
Unashuriwa kabla ya kuchukua aina fulani ya chanjo upitie maelekezo vyema na kujua idadi sahihi ya dozi na muda utakaotumia baina ya dozi moja na nyingine.
Mathalani, wataalamu wanaeleza chanjo ya Pfizer au Moderna inafanya kazi kwa ufanisi baada ya mhusika kupata dozi mbili. Aidha, chanjo ya Johnson & Johnson wataalamu wanaeleza kuwa inafanya kazi kwa kuchomwa dozi moja pekee. Wataalamu wanasisitiza kuwa endapo chanjo ina dozi moja au mbili hakikisha unapata dozi zote kwa kiwango na wakati sahihi.
Inaelezwa kuwa matumizi sahihi ya chanjo kwa kufuata masharti yake humweka mtu katika nafasi nzuri ya kuimarisha kinga mwili na kukabiliana na virusi vya corona.
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Proper vaccine administration is critical to ensure that vaccination is safe and effective
CDC recommends that all health care personnel who administer vaccines receive comprehensive, competency-based training on vaccine administration policies and procedures BEFORE administering vaccines.
Comprehensive, skills-based training should be integrated into existing staff education programs such as new staff orientation and annual education requirements. A free vaccine administration e-Learn is available that offers continuing education for health care personnel, including CME, CNE, CEU, CPE, CPH, and CHES.
One shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine does give you some protection from the coronavirus, but the risk of getting COVID-19 is lowest if you get both shots. The CDC recently confirmed that two doses are better than one, with a study of almost 4,000 health-care personnel, first responders, and front-line workers between December 14 and March 13 finding that one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine conferred 80% protection, vs. 90% two weeks after the second dose.
Plus, the protection from one shot may not last as long as the protection from both shots, particularly against some of the newer virus variants, Ahmad Kamal, MD, MSc, vice chair of internal medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, tells Health. "This is because a different type of immune response is stimulated by the second shot," he says.
And remember: Even after your second dose of the Pfizer or moderna vaccine, you're not fully protected from COVID-19 until two weeks after that, Purvi Parikh, MD, who specializes in infectious disease allergy and immunology at NYU Langone Health, tells Health.
CDC and FDA maintain that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is safe and effective in preventing COVID-19, and that the chance of developing the rare type of blood clot—which providers are referring to as thrombosis-thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS)—is very low.
Overall though, according to Dr. Seidman, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the best option for anyone who only wants to get one shot of any COVID-19 vaccine—not only for them, but for their loved ones and community.
Unashuriwa kabla ya kuchukua aina fulani ya chanjo upitie maelekezo vyema na kujua idadi sahihi ya dozi na muda utakaotumia baina ya dozi moja na nyingine.
Mathalani, wataalamu wanaeleza chanjo ya Pfizer au Moderna inafanya kazi kwa ufanisi baada ya mhusika kupata dozi mbili. Aidha, chanjo ya Johnson & Johnson wataalamu wanaeleza kuwa inafanya kazi kwa kuchomwa dozi moja pekee. Wataalamu wanasisitiza kuwa endapo chanjo ina dozi moja au mbili hakikisha unapata dozi zote kwa kiwango na wakati sahihi.
Inaelezwa kuwa matumizi sahihi ya chanjo kwa kufuata masharti yake humweka mtu katika nafasi nzuri ya kuimarisha kinga mwili na kukabiliana na virusi vya corona.
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Proper vaccine administration is critical to ensure that vaccination is safe and effective
CDC recommends that all health care personnel who administer vaccines receive comprehensive, competency-based training on vaccine administration policies and procedures BEFORE administering vaccines.
Comprehensive, skills-based training should be integrated into existing staff education programs such as new staff orientation and annual education requirements. A free vaccine administration e-Learn is available that offers continuing education for health care personnel, including CME, CNE, CEU, CPE, CPH, and CHES.
One shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine does give you some protection from the coronavirus, but the risk of getting COVID-19 is lowest if you get both shots. The CDC recently confirmed that two doses are better than one, with a study of almost 4,000 health-care personnel, first responders, and front-line workers between December 14 and March 13 finding that one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine conferred 80% protection, vs. 90% two weeks after the second dose.
Plus, the protection from one shot may not last as long as the protection from both shots, particularly against some of the newer virus variants, Ahmad Kamal, MD, MSc, vice chair of internal medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, tells Health. "This is because a different type of immune response is stimulated by the second shot," he says.
And remember: Even after your second dose of the Pfizer or moderna vaccine, you're not fully protected from COVID-19 until two weeks after that, Purvi Parikh, MD, who specializes in infectious disease allergy and immunology at NYU Langone Health, tells Health.
CDC and FDA maintain that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is safe and effective in preventing COVID-19, and that the chance of developing the rare type of blood clot—which providers are referring to as thrombosis-thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS)—is very low.
Overall though, according to Dr. Seidman, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the best option for anyone who only wants to get one shot of any COVID-19 vaccine—not only for them, but for their loved ones and community.
