CORONA VIRUS: 2021
COVID-19 VACCINE?
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Multiple companies have been developing vaccines. Some are members of Operation Warpspeed, while others are working purely in the private sector.
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Here is a list of the large-scale vaccines currently in Phase 3
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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
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Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine
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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
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Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
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WHAT IS COVID-19?
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COVID-19 IS A CORONA VIRUS.
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"Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East
Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. 2019-nCoV is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans and
causes COVID19/coronavirus disease." - THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION -
COVID-19 IS USUALLY SPREAD BY BEING IN CLOSE CONTACT (WITHIN 6 FT) OF ANOTHER PERSON. RESPIRATORY DROPLETS FROM SNEEZING,
COUGHING, AND MORE, CAN LAND ON OTHERS. - CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
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WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19?
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Symptoms may include:
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Fever or chills
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Cough
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Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
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Fatigue
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Muscle or body aches
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Headache
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New loss of taste or smell
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Sore throat
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Congestion or runny nose
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Nausea or vomiting
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Diarrhea
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SYMPTOMS MAY TAKE 2-14 DAYS TO APPEAR
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SOMEONE MAY ALSO BE INFECTED BUT NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SYMPTOMS. THEY CAN STILL SPREAD THE VIRUS. THIS IS CALLED BEING ASYMPTOMATIC.
WHICH DEMOGRAPHICS ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO COVID-19?
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STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS AND WHO ARE OF OLDER AGE ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE VIRUS
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ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, "BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICANS" ARE AT A DEATH RATE OF 2.1X HIGHER
THAN THAT OF WHITE PEOPLE-
THERE ARE MULTIPLE REASONS FOR THIS, INCLUDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.
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WHAT ARE THE STATISTICS SURROUNDING COVID-19's IMPACT?
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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SAYS THAT THERE ARE OVER 69,000,000 MILLION GLOBAL CASES OF COVID-19
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OVER 3,000,000 GLOBAL DEATHS
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OVER 31,500,000 CONFIRMED CASES IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE
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OVER 560,000 DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE
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THESE NUMBERS WILL BE UPDATES AS CASES INCREASE. IF YOU WANT TO SEE LIVE NUMBERS AND UPDATES, CLICK HERE.