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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.
In March 1965, a second referendum was passed approving the purchase of an 86 acres (34.8 ha) campus site at Fifth Avenue and Palmer Street in River Grove. The school was named Triton College in recognition of the three high school districts that it encompassed – Elmwood Park, Leyden, and Proviso Township. Triton College opened in September ...
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 short-term side effects of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines are similar. The side effects typically start within a day or two of getting the vaccine and may include: pain, redness, or swelling ...
2 min read. Oct. 4, 2023 – The updated COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax is now approved for use in the U.S., and millions of the doses are heading to pharmacies and other health care sites ...
The approval of the updated COVID-19 vaccines comes as COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. have risen since early July, reaching over 18,000 for the week ending Sept. 2, according to CDC data ...
The vaccine had an efficacy of 90.4% against mild, moderate or severe COVID-19, similar to what was seen in the original trials of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.
This story has been updated. Sept. 11, 2023 – The FDA today authorized the newest COVID-19 vaccine, the first not to target the initial or “ancestral” strain of the virus. Last year, the FDA ...