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How COVID‑19 vaccines work. The video shows the process of vaccination, from injection with RNA or viral vector vaccines, to uptake and translation, and on to immune system stimulation and effect. Part of a series on the COVID-19 pandemic Scientifically accurate atomic model of the external structure of SARS-CoV-2. Each "ball" is an atom. COVID-19 (disease) SARS-CoV-2 (virus) Cases Deaths ...
t. e. SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), the virus that causes COVID-19, was isolated in late 2019. [1] Its genetic sequence was published on 11 January 2020, triggering an urgent international response to prepare for an outbreak and hasten the development of a preventive COVID-19 vaccine. [2][3][4] Since 2020 ...
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the United States is an ongoing mass immunization campaign for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first granted emergency use authorization to the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine on December 10, 2020, [7] and mass vaccinations began four days later.
The Janssen COVID‑19 vaccine, (Ad26.COV2.S) sold under the brand name Jcovden, [1] is a COVID‑19 vaccine that was developed by Janssen Vaccines in Leiden, Netherlands, [24] and its Belgian parent company Janssen Pharmaceuticals, [25] a subsidiary of American company Johnson & Johnson. [26][27][28] It is a viral vector vaccine based on a ...
The Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID‑19 vaccine is used to provide protection against infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus in order to prevent COVID-19 in adults aged 18 years and older. [ 1 ] The medicine is administered by two 0.5 ml (0.017 US fl oz) doses given by intramuscular injection into the deltoid muscle (upper arm).
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 ...
v. t. e. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, sold under the brand names Nuvaxovid and Covovax, [ 1 ] among others, is a subunit COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. [ 32 ] It contains a recombinant spike protein from the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant lineage JN.1.
The Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine, sold under the brand name Spikevax, is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the American company Moderna, the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). Depending on the jurisdiction, it is authorized for use in ...