COVID-19 VACCINE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE UK.
Before we look into the Covid-19 vaccine for international students in the United Kingdom, let us have a better understanding of the covid vaccination and its existence in the UK.
WHAT IS A VACCINE
A Vaccine is a medication that is responsible for coaching the body’s immune system to fight diseases that the human body comes in contact with. Vaccines are designed to prevent disease, rather than treat disease once you have caught it. Some example of a vaccine is:
- The flu vaccine
- The HVP ( human papillomavirus) vaccine
After the coronavirus disease emerged in the year 2019, a vaccine was founded in the year 2021, the covid vaccination ( Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine).
CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION
The covid vaccination ( Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine) gives you the utmost protection against the deadly coronavirus disease. Based on evidence from clinical trials, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was 95% effective at preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 illness.
Here is general information on the covid vaccination.
Name: BNT162b2
Manufacturer: Pfizer, Inc., and BioNTech
Type of vaccine: mRNA
Number of shots: 2 shots, 21 days apart
Method of delivery: Shot in the muscle of the upper arm
Click on the link below to get vital information on the Covid Vaccination from the specialized agency of the United Nations, WHO.
COVID-19 VACCINE IN THE UK
In the UK, 350+ million doses of the vaccine were ordered, which is enough to vaccinate the entire population. The NHS (National health system) is currently offering the Covid 19 vaccine to people that are most at risk from the deadly coronavirus disease.
The vaccinations are being distributed to some hospitals and pharmacies to administer to people under the following group:
- People at the age of 60 and above.
- People who have high risks of getting infected by the disease. (The clinically extremely vulnerable)
- People that have moderate risks of getting infected by the disease. (The clinically vulnerable)
- People that live or work in care homes
- People that get a carer’s allowance
- Health and social care workers
COVID-19 VACCINE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS; UK
Although the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is currently available, it is yet to be administered to international students in the UK. Sources claim that International students will have access to the vaccine and no charges will be applied to testing or the treatment of COVID-19. However, International students that are diagnosed with medical conditions and are between the ages of 16 and above are to be administered the vaccine from the first week of March 2021 until the end of March 2021. The older international students are next in line to be administered the vaccine, this would be done before the end of April 2021.
The UK is dedicated to supporting international students in such unusual times and the Universities Minister, Michelle Donelan, offered her gratitude to students for being patient with the provisions offered to combat COVID-19.
The Secretary of Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock stated that “the vaccine along with effective treatment processes will help in managing COVID-19, thus further helping reach normalcy in the future, hopefully”.
The United Kingdom is likely to be the first country to be fully vaccinated before the late spring/early summer of the year 2021, since 350+ million vaccine doses were ordered for a population of 65 million, meaning supply will be sufficient. If this happens, September 2021 entry will be safe for all International students without any hassle.
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