Table 1.
Top 20 COVID-19 vaccines in use.
| No. | Name | Produced doses(K) | Percentage (%) | Type | Administration | Common side effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pfizer BioNTech - Comirnaty | 5,341,277 | 28.55 | mRNA, modified | 2 doses, 3 weeks apart | Pain at the injection site, Fatigue, Headache, Chills, Myalgia |
| 2 | Moderna - Spikevax | 3,229,743 | 17.26 | mRNA, modified | 2 doses, 1 month apart | Injection site pain/swelling/erythema, Fatigue, Headache, Myalgia, Arthralgia, Nausea/vomiting, Axillary swelling/tenderness, Fever, Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia |
| 3 | AstraZeneca - Vaxzevria | 2,142,294 | 11.45 | Viral vector | 2 doses, 8–12 weeks apart | Redness at the injection site, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Fever, Swelling, Low levels of blood platelets |
| 4 | SII - Covishield | 1,675,068 | 8.95 | Viral vector | 2 doses, 8–12 weeks apart | Redness at the injection site, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Fever, Swelling, Low levels of blood platelets |
| 5 | Sinovac - CoronaVac | 1,405,002 | 7.51 | Inactivated virus | 2 doses, 4 weeks apart | Injection site pain/swelling/erythema, Fatigue, Headache, Myalgia, Arthralgia, Nausea, Diarrhea, Cough, Chill, Pruritus, Loss of appetite, Rhinorrhea, Sore throat, Nasal congestion, Abdominal pain |
| 6 | Janssen - Ad26.COV 2-S | 1,354,644 | 7.24 | Viral vector | single dose | Injection site pain/swelling/redness, Headache, Fatigue, Myalgia, Nausea, Coughing, Joint pain, Fever, Chills, Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia |
| 7 | Novavax-NUVAXOVID | 927,553 | 4.96 | Protein subunit | 2 doses, 3 weeks apart | Injection site pain/tenderness, Fatigue, Headache, Myalgia, Joint pain |
| 8 | Beijing CNBG - BBIBP-CorV | 852,614 | 4.56 | Inactivated virus | 2 doses, 3–4 weeks apart | Injection site pain, Fatigue, Lethargy, Tenderness, Fever |
| 9 | Bharat - Covaxin | 384,400 | 2.05 | Inactivated virus | 2 doses, 4 weeks apart | Injection site pain/swelling, Fever, Headaches, Irritability |
| 10 | Shifa - COVIran Barakat | 350,000 | 1.87 | Inactivated virus | 2 doses, 4 weeks apart | N.A. |
| 11 | Medicago - VLP | 304,000 | 1.63 | Virus-like particles | 2 doses, 3 weeks apart | Injection site pain/swelling, Chills, Fatigue, Joint aches, Headache, Mild fever, Muscle aches, Nasal congestionSore throat, Cough, Nausea, Diarrhea |
| 12 | Sanofi GSK - Vidprevtyn | 302,880 | 1.62 | Protein subunit | 2 doses, 3 weeks apart | N.A. |
| 13 | Gamaleya - Gam-Covid-Vac | 270,116 | 1.44 | Viral vector | 2 doses, 3 weeks apart | Injection site pain/swelling/erythema, Fatigue, Headache, Myalgia, Arthralgia, Nausea/vomiting, Axillary swelling/tenderness, Fever, |
| 14 | Curevac - CVnCoV | 79,780 | 0.43 | mRNA, unmodified | 2 doses, 4 weeks apart | Fatigue, Headache, Chills, Muscle pain, Fever |
| 15 | CanSino - Convidecia | 28,730 | 0.15 | Viral vector | single dose | Headaches, Fatigue, Injection site reactions |
| 16 | Finlay - Soberana-02 | 26,200 | 0.14 | Conjugate vaccine | 2 doses, 4 weeks apart | Injection site pain, Inflammation at the injection site, General discomfort |
| 17 | Vaxine-SpikoGen | 18,000 | 0.10 | Recombinant protein | 2 doses, 3 weeks apart | Injection site pain/erythema/swelling/induration, Axillary swelling/tenderness ipsilateral to the side of injection, Fever, Headache, Fatigue, Myalgia, Arthralgia, Nausea, Vomiting, Chills |
| 18 | Gamaleya - Sputnik-Light | 5,835 | 0.03 | Viral vector | single dose | Mild pain at the injection site, Fever, Headaches, Fatigue, Muscle aches |
| 19 | Chumakov - Covi-Vac | 3,012 | 0.02 | Inactivated virus | 2 doses, 2 weeks apart | N.A. |
| 20 | Valneva - VLA2001 | 2,232 | 0.01 | Inactivated virus | 2 doses, 4 weeks apart | Redness at the injection site, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Fever, Swelling, Less side effects |