Please Advise Me On Which Vaccination Is Appropriate To Take

Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021

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Question : Please advise me on which vaccination is appropriate to take!
Given my Medical History: DCIS surgery in Feb. 2020, Radiation in April 2020, I have mild leucopenia but my bone marrow reports are normal.

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
any approved vaccine is fine

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

I think you wanted to ask about covid vaccine. Any approved vaccine is safe as per your history.

Please check what's available at your location.

Pfizer or moderna vaccines have high efficacy and you can certainly take one of those.

Hope this helps.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Indranil Ghosh (48 minutes later)

Thank you Doctor,

I live in XXXXXXX XXXXXXX As for now we have only two options COvishield or Covaxine. which of these is recommended for me ? or Should i wait for some more time for other vaccine to come into XXXXXXX

Thank you

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No need to wait

Detailed Answer:
You can take either covishield or covaxin. Both are safe and efficacious. No head to head comparison done between any vaccines but on paper efficacy of RNA vaccine like pfizer or moderna is better. But no need to wait for any other vaccine as second wave is dangerous in XXXXXXX

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad