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How COVID-19 vaccines will get from the factory to your local pharmacy
Here's how the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed and kept safe from the factory to your local pharmacy.
Speed of COVID vaccine testing did not compromise safety, Fauci says
This incredible speed in vaccine development is unprecedented, but the process is solid.
What is herd immunity?
Scientists use herd immunity to describe the point at which a population is sufficiently immune to a disease to prevent its circulation.
Who created the polio vaccine?
In the early 1950s, Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Albert Sabin each found a way to protect the world from poliomyelitis, the paralysis-causing disease commonly known as polio. Here's how they did it.
How does the new coronavirus compare with the flu?
Since the new coronavirus was first discovered in January, many people have compared it with a more well-known disease: The flu.
Moderna's coronavirus vaccine has moved to second phase of testing
The Food and Drug administration (FDA) has given approval to biotech company Moderna to begin the next phase of testing on its coronavirus vaccine candidate.
How experts plan to treat the new coronavirus
Some of the prime candidates are drugs that were originally developed to treat other infections.
Coronavirus vaccine still months out. Here's why.
One of the dangers of the novel coronavirus is that there is no treatment -- and no vaccine. Researchers are working on one, but will it be in time to help with the current outbreak?
