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Vaccinations increase the divide between affluent and poorer countries as implementation continues around the world.
Many countries around the world have vaccinated frontline workers and patients with critical care after several COVID-19 vaccines became available in December last year.
The vaccination process has shown the separation between affluent countries and poorer countries amid an ongoing global rollout. In some countries, the process of approving and obtaining vaccines continues.
Here’s everything you need to know about vaccination worldwide:
How well does your country vaccinate its people?
Which vaccines have been approved?
Various vaccines manufactured in different parts of the world are now available.
(Al Jazeera)What is the storage temperature for each vaccine?
The revolutionary technology of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines requires significantly lower temperatures at -70 degrees C (-94 ° F) and -20 ° C (-4 ° F), respectively.
The supply chain for these vaccines will be a challenge for the developing world that has existing refrigeration structures for vaccinations between 2-8 (C (35-46.4˚F)).
How many doses does each vaccine require?
The time between the first and second vaccination in some vaccines varies between three and twelve weeks.
The only single-dose vaccine is by Chinese CanSino Biologics.
Is there a difference between vaccines?
How effective is each vaccine?
The newer type of vaccine, the mRNA produced by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, has the highest efficacy.
