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Senior Sachi Bajaj received her vaccine today. She and her family qualified to receive the vaccine as caregivers for her grandparents, who are at high risk of contracting the coronavirus.

Harker staff and students receive COVID-19 vaccinations, more scheduled this month

by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor • March 2, 2021

With upper school faculty and students beginning to receive their COVID-19 vaccines, more Harker staff are set to be vaccinated in Phase 1B of California’s vaccination plan.  All education workers,...

A nurse administers a dose of the Moderna vaccine to Cigeng Zhu, grandfather of Sabrina Zhu (10), at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Those in high-risk groups, including healthcare workers, essential works, and the elderly, are given first priority.

Vaccine distributions advance in the U.S., California receives 5.7 million doses

by Sabrina Zhu, Assistant STEM Editor • February 1, 2021

After the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines received emergency use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December, COVID-19 vaccinations have been initiated in all states in the U.S....

Countries across the world are currently rolling out three main versions of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca. The first vaccines were administered in December, with plans to complete a large portion of the rollout throughout 2021.

Comparing the COVID-19 vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca

by Sabrina Zhu, Assistant STEM Editor • January 15, 2021

The first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines were administered on Dec. 14 after being given emergency use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Dec. 11. Moderna also received...

Biotechnology companies Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca released first interim analysis reports from Phase 3 trials of their respective COVID-19 vaccines, all within the past month. The vaccines have efficacy rates of more than 95%, 94.5% and 70%, respectively.

3 COVID-19 vaccines move forward after promising Phase 3 clinical trial data

by Mark Hu and Sabrina Zhu • December 2, 2020

Biotechnology companies Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca released first interim analysis reports from Phase 3 trials of their respective COVID-19 vaccines, all within the past month. The vaccines have efficacy...

In the United States, three companies — Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca — have been conducting Phase 3 trials for a coronavirus vaccine. Phase 3 trials are the last step before a vaccine can be approved, with 30,000 volunteers participating in a study testing the efficacy of each vaccine.

SARS-CoV-2 vaccines continue Phase 3 trials, testing

by Aditya Singhvi, Aquila Co-Managing Editor • September 28, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to expand, scientists around the globe are racing to develop and test an effective vaccine that can be approved for widespread use. In the United States, three...

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