The new analysis of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine indicates that transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 from those who have been vaccinated could be substantially reduced.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55913913

Dunno about that.

Vaccine alone is not enough. The CDC recommends taking other measures with the vaccine.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover-guidance.html

I presume vaccination gives immunity from infection of coronavirus.

Thank you Prof. Serdar Kalemci, Olaniyi Felix Olayinka, Danung Nur Adli

COVID-19 vaccination does not mean that the gold-standard preventive measures against this disease should be done away with. It would need at least 3 weeks before protective antibodies will peak after the 2nd dose of the vaccine, and the protection could be expected in those who were lucky to have has the COVID-19 vaccine.

It may be 3-6 months before it would be possible to say for sure whether people who have been vaccinated are in fact not developing reinfection and whether different people with disease affecting the immune system (e.g. diabetes, collagen vascular disease, or cancer) are equally protected.

May be then, a certificate of COVID-19 vaccination may serve as a passport to travel internationally.

As vaccination against Covid-19 does covers the whole populations in the globe and takes long time to be accomplished, therefore it is not an alternative to the strict adherence to standard preventive and precautionary measures against Covid-19 especially wearing a face and physical distancing.

I think it is one of the best measures to prevent covid-19.

Vaccine and precautions

Coming to the Covid-19 vaccine, it said that it is no substitution for precautions. “Precautions have their own importance. Yes, Pakistan is accessing the Global Alliance for Procurement of Vaccines. At least eight pharmaceutical companies are in the process of manufacturing coronavirus vaccines and the Pakistan government is talking to some companies for purchasing it. But until the Chinese vaccine is available, this would be administered to front-line health workers followed by other health workers. In the best case scenario, only 20 per cent of Pakistan’s population would be receiving it by the first quarter of 2021,” he said.

“In developing countries such as ours, the influential people get vaccines first. But it will not be available to the private sector soon. So even if you can buy it, you may not be able to. The government, too, should take care that it should be given to those in line of priority, and there should not be any snatching,” he said.

Finally, as adviser to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on universal public health in Pakistan, he shared that the government of Pakistan is not providing health services to more than 30pc of the population. “Until we involve the private sector in healthcare, the situation would not improve,” he said, adding that public-private partnership is needed for universal coverage of health.

“The National Health Card issuance is one of the steps, which is provided to the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. In Sindh this card was provided to people in Tharparkar district. Disabled and transgenders are also being provided health cards on a priority basis,”

it was also added that the WHO has established an important body called Global Council for Health Financing to look at why governments are not spending on health, especially in developing countries. He said it is now an established fact that health is a factor of productivity and it was essential to invest in human health. He also said that currently, health is not part of fundamental rights in Pakistan’s Constitution. “A constitutional amendment is required to incorporate the right to health in the Constitution,”

Interested

Thank you Prof. Muhammad Yousuf, Salman Ajlan, Imanaly Zh. Akbar, Kamal M Alsaad, Zinah A. Alshrefy

The new analysis of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine indicates that transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 from those who have been vaccinated could be substantially reduced.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55913913

Yes of course

No! It helps a lot though along with precautionary measures.

No. Vaccination protects individuals.