Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease. [1] [2] The safety and effectiveness of vaccines has been widely studied and verified. [3] [4] A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or ...
CoronaVac, also known as the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, [3] is a whole inactivated virus COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech. [4] [5] It was phase III clinically trialled in Brazil, [6] Chile, [7] Indonesia, [8] the Philippines, [9] and Turkey [10] and relies on traditional technology similar to other inactivated ...
A COVID-19 vaccine card is a record often given to those who have received a COVID-19 vaccine showing information such as the date (s) one has received the shot (s) and the brand of vaccine one has received, sometimes including the lot number. The card also contains information identifying the recipient and the location where the shot was given ...
COVID-19 is the deadliest pandemic in US history; [358] it was the third-leading cause of death in the US in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer. [359] From 2019 to 2020, US life expectancy dropped by 3 years for Hispanic Americans, 2.9 years for African Americans, and 1.2 years for white Americans. [360]
Kelath Aravindakshan Marar, 82, Indian chenda player. [51] Olivier Masurel, 42, French aerobatic pilot, plane crash. [52] César Luis Menotti, 85, Argentine football player ( Rosario Central, national team) and manager (national team), world champion ( 1978 ), anemia.
The timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic lists the articles containing the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, [1] the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic . The first human cases of COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan, People's Republic of China, on or about 16 November 2019. [2]