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The Wildezine

The student news site of Sandy Spring Friends School

The Wildezine

The student news site of Sandy Spring Friends School

The Wildezine

COVID-19 Vaccines: Explanation and Statistics

COVID-19 Vaccines: Explanation and Statistics

Yili Bai, Staff Writer April 24, 2021

The COVID-19 virus was first identified as a new virus in December 2020. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is a single-stranded RNA coronavirus with spikes on the surface. As a highly infectious...

A nurse draws a dose of mumps-measles-rubella, or MMR, vaccine. A major measles outbreak traced to Disneyland has brought criticism down on the small but vocal movement among parents to opt out of vaccinations for their children. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher, 2006 file)

Vaccinate Your Children

Rebekah Choi, Staff Writer May 2, 2019

As of 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had declared measles eliminated, but a measles outbreak in 2018 would devastate the country once again. As of April 29, 2019, the number of measles...

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