Do you have COVID-19 questions? Our scientists have answers.
To date, career public servant-scientists at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have granted Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs)...
COVID-19 vaccines have been cleared for use in the US; however, as production of mass quantities takes time, there...
Tens of thousands of people volunteered for what are called clinical trials to find out whether a vaccine is...
While vaccines do normally take longer, governments and companies all around the world have invested billions of dollars and...
Different companies took different scientific approaches to developing the COVID-19 vaccine, which is good because taking multiple approaches increased...
Most of the COVID-19 vaccines, including those that will be available first, require two doses taken three or four...
The most common reactions to the vaccine based on the clinical trials will be soreness where the shot was...
Mild fever is a common side effect of many vaccinations, such as the flu vaccine which millions of people...
No, none of the vaccines that will be made available in the US to prevent the spread of COVID-19...
After vaccination your body will produce antibodies which protect you from getting COVID-19. In addition to those who are...
We do not know yet. Some vaccines protect you for a long period of time, others, like the flu...
The federal government has promised the vaccine will be provided to people in the United States at no cost....
The vaccine will help us work towards ending the pandemic, which will be when enough people are protected from...
Mandatory vaccines are most commonly tied to public school attendance, and all 50 states require students to receive some...
Even though most people who have COVID-19 do not die, the disease is still much more deadly than influenza,...
Having concerns about the vaccine is understandable. Remember though that tens of thousands of volunteers have received the COVID-19...