A biochemist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Peter Twumasi has thrown more light on the coronavirus vaccine which arrived in Ghana on Wednesday.
Ghana received 600,000 first consignment of the Covid-19 vaccines to combat the devastating disease in the country.
Since the vaccines arrived in Ghana, there has been mixed reaction as some believes the vaccines will alter their DNA, hence won’t take the vaccination.
On his Facebook page, Prof Peter Twumasi has given more insight about the vaccines which reads, “Hello Guests, the vaccine is made from one of the proteins of SARS CoV2 virus which causes the COVID-19 disease. This protein is Spike protein (S-protein) which forms the spikes on the virus shell. Gene code (nucleotides ) of this portion was expressed using recombinant DNA like all other vaccines”
“Once injected, the body will perceive the protein as a full virus and start making antibodies which will help to fight real viruses of COVID-19 when a vaccinated person becomes infected with the Coronavirus”
“Its efficacy is a little over 60% which means that 6 out of 10 people vaccinated by this COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access) vaccine will effectively produce antibodies for protection”
The vaccine protein is safe as it does not induce serious allergies or reactions in people.
Mind you, the real virus does not produce antibodies as high as vaccines although people already infected has some amounts of the antibodies.
REMEMBER only one of 10 persons infected by the virus will develop mild to serious illness even without a vaccine. This vaccine now in Ghana will help reduce illness to near zero percentage point.
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Prof Peter Twumasi”
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