Testing and Vaccine

COVID-19 diagnostic testing can be used to determine if you’re infected with the virus that causes coronavirus disease. However, the following are among of the permitted forms of covid-19 tests:

Types of COVID-19 Tests.

RT-PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2 – RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 is the primary test used to diagnose active COVID-19. The test is usually done on upper respiratory samples, nasal wabs and saliva although it can also be done on lower respiratory tract samples. Although performance varies depending on the specific test performed, specimen quality, and length of illness.

Antigen Tests – Antigen tests can also be performed to determine whether or not an infection is active. Antigen tests are less sensitive, and their results vary depending on the antigen test. These tests are also performed on nasal swabs.

Serology — Serologic tests assess antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and are mostly used to identify people who have had COVID-19 in the past as well as those who have had symptoms for three to four weeks after a current infection.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Covid-19 vaccinations operate by learning the body’s immune system how to spot and fight the virus that causes COVID-19 infection, thereby preventing you from becoming ill. All of them have been demonstrated to be effective in reducing the risk of getting COVID-19 as well as the likelihood of developing severe disease once infected.

Types of Covid-19 vaccines at aDoctor24/7 :

• Pfizer BioNTech
• Moderna vaccines (mRNA)
• Johnson & Johnson

Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna vaccines (mRNA) consist of messenger RNA in it. mRNA is a sort of genetic material found in the COVID-19 virus that instructs our cells on how to manufacture a virus-specific, harmless protein. Following vaccination, the mRNA penetrates the body’s cells and instructs them to manufacture copies of the COVID-19 virus’s “spike” protein, which helps the virus infect human cells. This does not cause sickness, but it does assist the immune system in learning to detect and respond to the virus if the body is exposed to it again.

The vector vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) and the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines both interact with the body’s natural immune systems to build disease immunity. Our bodies identify that the COVID-19 proteins should not be there and create particular white blood cells known as T cells and B cells that remember how to attack the COVID-19 virus.

Benefits of Covid-19 Vaccine:

• Prevents you from Covid-19 virus.
• Prevents spreading the Covid-19 virus among others.
• Prevents becoming severe ill and hospitalized or death.

aDoctor24/7 believes in preventing covid-19 and supporting health.