The thing that I doesn't understand about this National programme is that why only covid19 vaccine is free while influenza vaccine is not when actually influenza is more deadly.
Pap always do things in a illogical manner and claim themselves for a job well done.
1. COV - corona virus, known for its spikes which makes it look like a stellar corona & thus its name, had existed even long before there were Humans on Earth. It is a highly contagious biological organism which affects the Human body & is known by many names across centuries - the plague, black death, common cold, etc, by its symptoms which are similar. It is a Force of Nature & there is no known cure for it.
However, the Human body has an immune system that can eradicate the virus, so long as the immune system is kept at optimal conditions DAILY - rest, diet & exercise. Only those who have weaken immune system such as the aged, existing health conditions & those born with biological defects, or negligence to maintain's one's own health & immune system daily, will fall prey to the effects of COV.
2. mRNA vaccine is a new & advanced med tech. It uses the Human cell, which contains DNA & RNA, to develop only the spike protein of COV, which will latch onto the Human cell once developed, to harmlessly stimulate the immune system T & B cells to get rid of such spike proteins, & thru the immune system's immunological memory bank, to know what to do when the REAL COV attacks.
3. It is not an experimental drug. Most vaccines would take several years to develop, to watch how time will affect the effectiveness of a vaccine. However, with our med & tech advances today, thru a 3D program, along with coding & algorithms that takes in environmental & micro-biological effects of time, the vaccine was pronounced safe, after Human & technological trials with evidences, by FDA as safe to use.
Such method of simulating time effects is what applied material science uses to discover the strengths & weaknesses of construction materials, from buildings to aircraft manufacturing.
Furthermore, it was an international collaboration of efforts by scientists to develop this vaccine, at a time where lockdowns were imposed on Earth which caused FAR more damage to society & economies than the virus could, & thus the need to find a better vaccine in time inorder that lockdowns were lifted so that life can carry on.
4. The difference between mRNA vaccine & influenza shots is that influenza shot contains deactivated entire virus to stimulate the body's immune system to react. Technically, the mRNA vaccine is proven more effective than influenza shots. So why spend money on less effective forms of vaccines.
As for those at risk group, whom have weakened immune system, this vaccine will at the least extend life for a longer period than to fall prey to the effects of COV without it.