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The COVID-19 Immunisation Task Force, or CITF (Malay: Jawatankuasa Petugas Khas Imunisasi COVID-19 ), is a committee that was established based on the decision made during a cabinet meeting held on 20 January 2021 by the Government of Malaysia to ensure that the vaccines' distribution is done flawlessly.
A COVID‑19 vaccine is a vaccine intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID‑19 ). Prior to the COVID‑19 pandemic, an established body of knowledge existed about the structure and function of coronaviruses causing ...
COVID-19 is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, Mainland China in December 2019 [4] and was confirmed to have spread to Indonesia on 2 March 2020. [5] COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia will cover more than 75% of overall Indonesian population ...
The Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, sold under the brand names Vaxzevria[6]and Covishield,[7]is a viral vector vaccine[8]produced by the British University of Oxford, British-Swedish company AstraZeneca, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. [8][9][10]Finland, Denmark, and Norway suspended the use of the Oxford ...
Parkinson's disease ( PD ), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term neurodegenerative disease of mainly the central nervous system that affects both the motor system and non-motor systems. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease progresses, non-motor symptoms become more common. Usual symptoms are tremor, slowness of movement ...
This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies.Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary.
The smallpox vaccine is the first vaccine to have been developed against a contagious disease. In 1796, British physician Edward Jenner demonstrated that an infection with the relatively mild cowpox virus conferred immunity against the deadly smallpox virus. Cowpox served as a natural vaccine until the modern smallpox vaccine emerged in the ...
Gracia Mendes Nasi (20 June 1510 – 3 November 1569), also known as Doña Gracia or La Señora (The Lady), was a Portuguese philanthropist, businesswoman, and one of the wealthiest Jewish women of Renaissance Europe. She married Francisco Mendes (Hebrew name: Tsemach Benveniste). She was the maternal aunt and business partner of João Micas ...