Coronavirus / When To Take Vaccine Dose If Infected With Covid-19, And If Not Infected

Coronavirus | The limited supply of Kovid-19 vaccine is due to slowing of vaccination. Due to this, a lot of people across the country are not able to book their slots. According to one figure, more than 17.7 crore people have been dosed with either Kovishield or Kovaxin, out of which 39 million people have used the second dose. According to the initial permission of the Drug Controller General of India, the second dose of Kovishield was applied 4-6 weeks after the first dose, and the second dose of Kovaxin was 28 days after the first dose. The interval was later increased to 4–8 weeks for covishilde and 4–6 weeks for covaxine. In April, the central government advised that the second dose of Kovishield can be taken 6-8 after the first dose.

Not vaccinated at all, and get cured by getting infected, then when should you get the vaccine?

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that if you have not been vaccinated, then you should wait 90 days from the day you become corona positive. Immunologist Dr. Vinita Bal of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research says that immunity from infection is likely to last for a few months, and it would be appropriate to wait 6-8 weeks after recovering. Leading vaccine scientist, Doctor Gagandeep Kang, quoting data from the UK, says that after a natural infection with the corona virus, the protection is 80 percent. They say that it is also okay to wait six months. This is in line with the recommendation of the World Health Organization which evaluated the data and stated that it is okay to postpone vaccination for six months after a natural infection, as natural antibodies are likely to remain in the body until then.

If you get infected after the first dose, how does it affect your schedule for the second dose?

According to Dr. V Ravi, retired professor of NIMHANS, a second dose can be applied to the person 8 weeks after being found positive by corona virus infection. After infection, the body starts producing antibodies and is similar to getting a vaccine. Experts suggest that it is advisable to wait at least 8 weeks before taking another dose. So that if there is an infection between two doses, many people may have mild or moderate symptoms of the disease. This will depend on when the infection occurs. If the infection occurs within one to three weeks of taking the first dose, the vaccine is unlikely to be affected.

The course of the infection will continue, but it is more likely that the person will have moderate symptoms of the disease if they are corona positive three weeks after taking the first shot of the vaccine. However, scientists are still conducting research about natural infections and immunity from the vaccine. According to the CDC, the body typically takes two weeks to build protection after vaccination, and is likely to become infected during this time.

Have used covaxine as the first dose but not available for the second, can I take covaxield?

According to Dr. Bal, all vaccine manufacturing efforts were made independently, with no data available to make a statement as to whether two different vaccines could be used for two doses. In fact, coordination problems will worsen with more vaccines available. They say that this is essentially an administrative problem and not a scientific or academic one. According to the CDC, the vaccine of Kovid-19 is not subject to change.