Vaccines against COVID-19 available in Armenia: effectiveness and safety
Militonyan H. 1, Isahakyan A. 1, Bazarchyan A. 1, Sahakyan G.2
1 Avdalbekyan National Institute of Health, Yerevan, Armenia
2 National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yerevan, Armenia
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic is a real challenge to global security, economy and healthcare. In such a situation, getting the vaccine on time can be an important tool, if not for a complete cure, but for slowing down the process of infection and reducing mortality. Vaccination in Armenia is carried out with the British-Swedish AstraZeneca, the Russian Sputnik V and the Chinese Coronavac vaccines. According to preliminary data, all vaccines have shown high efficacy against severe, critical illness, hospitalization and death. In order to increase the number of vaccinated citizens in Armenia, a model of mobile vaccination stations has been introduced.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines, vaccination process