Table 3.

Dosage and effects of the COVID-19 vaccines (Cui et al. 2019; Smetanová et al. 2020; Mahase, 2020; Silveira et al. 2021; Balakrishnan, 2020; Bassetti et al. 2021; Chung et al. 2021; Dash et al. 2021)

Vaccine	Allergic reaction	Side effects	Dose
Pfizer-Bio N Tech Covid-19 vaccine	Difficulty in breathing, rapid pulse, swelling of throat and face, bad rash, dizziness	Fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, nausea, joint pain, injection site pain and redness, lymphadenopathy	2 doses were given 3 weeks apart
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine	Breathing problems, face and throat swelling, a bad rash, rapid pulse, dizziness and weakness	Lymphadenopathy, discomfort and tenderness in the same arm of injection, weakness, chills, joint pain, nausea, headache, fever, muscle pain, and vomiting	2 doses (100 mg, 0.5 ml each) 28 days apart. Interval may extend to 42 days
COVAXIN	Tachycardia, breathing difficulty, swelling of face and throat, rashes, dizziness and weakness	Malaise, pain, swelling, itching, fever, weakness, rashes, nausea and vomiting	2 doses given 28 days apart
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine—CoviShield	Rash, dizziness, and weakness	Redness, itching, pain, swelling, fatigue, nausea, muscle distress, headache, flu symptoms, injection lumps, anorexia	2 doses given 4–12 weeks apart
Sputnik V	Rashes, convulsions, muscle weakness and breathing difficulties	Weakness and muscle pain, seizures, breathing difficulties and possible encephalomyelitis	Two shots based on two different viral vectors and given 21 days apart