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  2. COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in Wuhan , the capital of Hubei , China, in December 2019, before it spread to other areas of Asia ...

  3. COVID-19 vaccination in mainland China - Wikipedia

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    t. e. COVID-19 vaccination in mainland China is an ongoing immunization campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in mainland China, in response to the ongoing pandemic in the region . As of July 2022, it is estimated that about 89.7% of the country's population has received a vaccine, and about 56% of the ...

  4. List of COVID-19 vaccine authorizations - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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    As of October 31, 2021, Washington has administered 16.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, and has fully vaccinated 5.69 million people, equivalent to approximately 77 percent of the population. Approximately 15 percent of Washington residents have received the updated booster vaccine released in September 2022 and formulated for the SARS-CoV-2 ...

  6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Wikipedia

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    United States Department of Health and Human Services. Website. www .cdc .gov. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

  7. COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda - Wikipedia

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    32,472 booster shots. The COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The virus was confirmed to have reached Rwanda in March 2020. Rwanda's response to the pandemic has received international praise for ...

  8. Abdala (vaccine) - Wikipedia

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    Abdala, technical name CIGB-66, is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Cuba. [1] This candidate, named after a patriotic drama by Cuban independence hero José Martí, is a protein subunit vaccine containing COVID-derived proteins that trigger an immune response. [2]

  9. COVID-19 vaccination in Canada - Wikipedia

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    e. COVID-19 vaccination in Canada is an ongoing, intergovernmental effort coordinated between the bodies responsible in the Government of Canada to acquire and distribute vaccines to individual provincial and territorial governments who in turn administer authorized COVID-19 vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.