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A term for COVID-19 used by former United States president Donald Trump to emphasize that the pandemic started in China. The commercial name for the FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, released August 21, 2021. It also has several other names or designators used on the actual vials.
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System ( VAERS) is a United States program for vaccine safety, co-managed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). [ 1] VAERS is a postmarketing surveillance program, collecting information about adverse events (possible harmful side effects ...
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 ...
Vaccine adverse event. A vaccine adverse event (VAE), sometimes referred to as a vaccine injury, is an adverse event believed to have been caused by vaccination. [ 1] The World Health Organization (WHO) knows VAEs as Adverse Events Following Immunization ( AEFI ). [ 2]
94558-4, 95209-3, 96119-3, 97097-0. COVID-19 rapid antigen tests or RAT s, also frequently called COVID-19 lateral flow tests or LFT s, are rapid antigen tests used to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection ( COVID-19 ). They are quick to implement with minimal training, cost a fraction of other forms of COVID-19 testing, and give users a result within 5 ...
Post-exposure prophylaxis, also known as post-exposure prevention ( PEP ), is any preventive medical treatment started after exposure to a pathogen in order to prevent the infection from occurring. It should be contrasted with pre-exposure prophylaxis, which is used before the patient has been exposed to the infective agent.
COVID‑19 vaccines have some adverse effects that are listed as common in the two or three days following vaccination which are usually mild and temporary. Causes. The rare simultaneous occurrence of thrombocytopenia (low blood platelets) with blood clots after vaccination raised the original concern about this condition.
GAVI, officially Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance[ 1] (previously the GAVI Alliance, and before that the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization) [ 2] is a public–private global health partnership with the goal of increasing access to immunization in poor countries. [ 3] In 2016, Gavi channeled more than half of total donor assistance for ...