CMAAO CORONA FACTS and MYTH The Vaccine Update :Dr K K Aggarwal

October 13, 2020

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev

India

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New Delhi, October 13, 2020 :

Round Table Expert Zoom Meeting on “Vaccine Update”, 10th October, 2020 , 11am-12pm

Participants

Dr Jayakrishnan Alapet

Prof Mahesh Verma

Dr Ashok Gupta

Dr Atul Kochhar

Dr Jayalal

Dr Anita Chakravarti

Dr KK Kalra

Dr Anil Kumar

Ms Meenakshi Datta Ghosh

Mrs Upasana Arora

Mr DK Gupta

Ms Ira Gupta

Dr S Sharma

Faculty : Dr KK Aggarwal , President CMAAO

Key points from the discussion

  • There is a critical need for a Covid-19 vaccine as there is a need to end this epidemic; also, vaccine could be important to control future epidemics.
  • A vaccine is technically feasible, but there are two concerns: possibility of antibody-dependent enhancement and timelines are faster than before, but still not fast enough.
  • The process of vaccine development started as early as 10th January, when the virus sequence was shared.
  • Covid-19 is an acute (less than 3 months) manageable immunogenic (trigger) thrombogenic (effect) inflammatory notifiable (infectious) viral disease.
  • Any vaccine should be able to prevent the entry of the virus and it should also be able to reduce the duration of the disease. The vaccine should be able to take away the immunogenic and thrombogenic character of the virus. It should be able to prevent the disease.
  • Either the virus as a whole or its components (membrane, envelope, spike and nucleoprotein) are used in the vaccine.
  • The virus enters the cell through receptor binding domain and membrane fusion.
  • A large number of trials (193) of vaccine are going on worldwide. These trials are at various stages; 28 vaccines are in phase 1 trial stage, 14 are in phase 2, 11 are in phase 3 trials and 5 have been given limited approval. No vaccine has been approved.
  • Types of vaccine: Live virus, inactivated virus, live attenuated, gene part of the virus, recombinant, spike protein of the virus, monoclonal antibodies, adjuvant
  • A vaccine healthy challenge can be done after giving the vaccine to see if it is effective. Natural exposure in family is happening everyday now.
  • Inactivated or killed vaccines are easy to make but do not provide long-lasting immunity; a booster maybe required. Examples are hepatitis A vaccine, injectable polio and flu vaccine.  The virus is inactivated with formalin or alcohol.
  • Three (CoronaVac – Sinovac Biotech, Sinopharma) out of 5 limited approvals are inactivated or attenuated vaccines.
  • Covaxin, the Indian vaccine is based on inactivated virus.
  • Live attenuated vaccines: Examples are MMR, Rota virus, small pox, chickenpox, yellow fever; produce long-lasting immune response. 1-2 doses may be required. India is working only on BCG recombinant vaccine, not coronavirus. Live attenuated vaccines cannot be produce in short period of time.
  • Vectors: Take another virus and add corona protein or part of corona protein into it. Adenovirus is the most commonly used. Vectors are of three types: Human virus 5 and 26, chimpanzee virus and Gorilla virus. Oxford vaccine ChAdOx1 vaccine is a chimpanzee adenovirus vaccine vector. Vector vaccines are easy to make but there are chances of complications (two cases of transverse myelitis have been reported).
  • Two ways to get a vaccine early: vector vaccine or live attenuated vaccine. Most ongoing work is on these two types of vaccine.
  • Some are working on nasal spray; some are working on weakened measles virus or a pill form.
  • Vaccines using coronavirus gene fragments are in preclinical stage.
  • Viral vector can be replicating (Ebola virus vaccine) or non-replicating (no currently licensed vaccines are non-replicating). The Russian Sputnik V vaccine is non-replicating viral vector vaccine.
  • Vaccines can be subunit, recombinant, polysaccharide and conjugate. These give a very strong immune response and can be used in people with weakened immune systems and long-term health problems. Examples HiB, HPV, hepatitis B, pneumococcal/meningococcal, shingles
  • Boosters are needed to have ongoing protection.
  • Spike protein is the most preferred vaccine target.
  • Subunits are coronavirus proteins (RBD, peptides, proteins with adjuvant) but no genetic material.
  • Genetic vaccines: Moderna mRNA vaccine is in phase 3 trial. Zydus Cadila is working on a DNA-based vaccine. It is undergoing phase 2 trial.
  • Universal vaccine: vaccine made with all existing strains of the virus.
  • Some people are working on oral vaccine, adjuvant vaccine.
  • In Russia and China, healthcare workers and the military has been given the vaccine as phase 3 trial.

Author : Dr K Aggarwal, President CMAAO

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Health Tips

Dr. T S Kler Padma Bhushan Awardee
MD, DM, MRCP, FRCP(U.K), FACC, D.Sc
Chairman – Fortis Heart Institute Gurugram

Precautions to avoid Corona Virus:

  1. Stay home as far as possible.
  2. Wash hands with soap and water frequently.
  3. Keep distance from people even your home members.
  4. Keep atleast 1-2 metres away from anybody coughing.
  5. Don’t touch your face, nose and mouth.

 

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