What is the COVID-19 vaccine and how does it work? Vaccines help us protect ourselves by training our bodies to fight an illness-causing virus. The first COVID-19 vaccines do this by using a molecule called "messenger RNA," or "mRNA." The mRNA teaches cells to create the coronavirus'...
Within just a few months, pharmaceutical firms have produced hundreds of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine. But the world needs billions — and as fast as possible. Companies say they could make enough vaccines to immunize most of the world’s population by the end of 2021. But this...
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has infected tens of thousands of people worldwide. Here’s what you need to know.
The AP and other media outlets also downplayed the notion that DNA contamination in COVID-19 injections could contribute to cancer. “They are trying to make claims that this is not cancer-causing,” McKernan says, but “there are limits on how much DNA can be in a vaccine precisely beca...
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When the vaccines for Covid-19 were approved this past winter, I think the whole world breathed a huge sigh of relief – finally, the end to the pandemic was in sight. But it’s been months since then, and while some social restrictions have lessened, we’re still in a pandemic. So...
Will the COVID vaccine protect against the new variants, too? Research into whether COVID-19 vaccines will protect you against the new variants is ongoing. But according to theCDC, it’s believed that the “antibodies generated through vaccination with currently authorized vaccines recognize these ...
The government's target is to vaccinate all care home residents and their carers, all over 70s, and all clinically extremely vulnerable people with a first dose by 15 February, and offer all UK adults a vaccine by autumn. More than 200 hospitals and around 1000 GP led sites are delivering...
Get a COVID-19 vaccine and booster as directed. Your healthcare provider can tell you if you should also get other vaccines, and when to get them. Prevent the spread of germs. Wash your hands often with soap and water. Use hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available. Do not...