Safety of COVID-19 vaccines: what we need to know
Date:
19/02/2021
As the world rolls out COVID-19 vaccines, many people are asking what to expect – in particular, are these vaccines safe? The answer is yes, but here’s a bit more information you may find useful.
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Follow the journey of a vaccine
Date:
04/02/2021
From clinic trials and emergency use listing to production, transportation, storage and final administration by local health workers – follow the journey of a vaccine.
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Here is how Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine should be used
Date:
03/02/2021
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is the first vaccine to receive WHO validation for emergency use. Here is how it should be used.
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The road to a COVID-19 vaccine
Date:
01/02/2021
Developing a vaccine is a long road full of checkpoints. Each phase designed to make sure it is both effective and safe. But with the whole world struggling to contain a pandemic, and unprecedented amounts of funding available, the road to finding the COVID-19 vaccine looks more like this.
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How COVID-19 vaccines are able to be developed so fast?
Date:
07/12/2020
WHO Chief Scientis, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, explains why COVID-19 vaccines are able to be developed so fast.
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Vaccines are life-saving interventions
Date:
09/09/2020
In the context of COVID-19 vaccine research, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO Chief Scientist, talks about the pivotal role that vaccines have played in saving millions of lives. She also explains the rigorous process that vaccines must go through before being certified as safe.
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