Between four and 33 dollars, equivalent to 232 and 1,914 Dominican pesos, is around the cost of each dose of the different approved vaccines that are being applied in the world to prevent infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that produces the Covid disease- 19.
While their levels of effectiveness vary according to the studies carried out and range from 50 to 95%. Only one of the approved vaccines requires the application of a single dose and the remaining six of two doses to guarantee the immunization of the person.
The least expensive dose is that of the Oxford University AstraZeneca vaccine that costs 4 dollars and 3 Euros, while the one that appears as the most expensive is that of the American company Moderna, which is on the market at 33 dollars a dose, followed by CoronaVac, from the Chinese company Sinovac at $ 30.
This is detailed in the comparative graph of the vaccines presented by the Dominican researcher, Dr. Rubén Peralta, Deputy Medical Director of the Center and Programs of Trauma in Qatar, during his participation as a guest in the “Appointment with the Covid” that transmits every Monday to 9:00 pm on Listindiario.com, hosted by its director Miguel Franjul and journalist Doris Pantaleón.
According to the graph, the AstraZeneca vaccine requires two doses, is 62 to 90% effective, carries a regular temperature and its cost per dose is four dollars and three euros.
La Moderna also needs two doses of application, its effectiveness is 95%, it requires a temperature of -20C and its cost in the market is 33 dollars and 25 euros per dose.
Greater cooling
That of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer-BioNTech requires two doses, its effectiveness is 95%, it requires a refrigeration of -70C and its cost is 20 dollars and 15 euros.
The Russian Sputnik V vaccine must also be applied in two doses, it is 92% effective, uses a regular temperature for its conservation and its cost is 10 dollars and 7.50 euros.
CoronaVac, from the Chinese company Sinovac, uses two doses, has an effectiveness that ranges from 50 to 92%, uses normal temperature and its cost per dose in the market is 30 euros.
The North American Novavax requires two doses, is 89% effective, uses regular refrigeration temperatures, and costs $ 16 per dose.
A dose
The latest to be approved is the vaccine from the American company Johnson & Johnson, it is the only one that requires a single dose, is 72% effective, uses a regular temperature and costs $ 10.
The vaccination process against the Covi-19 virus began on February 16 with the front-line personnel in the fight against the virus.
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