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  1. About SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19
  2. How COVID-19 spreads
  3. What to do if you have been exposed
  4. How to stay healthy during and after the pandemic
  5. COVID-19 testing
  1. About the COVID-19 vaccine
  2. Types of COVID-19 vaccine
  3. Our progress to obtain the vaccine
  1. Social media updates from the World Health Organization (WHO)

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About COVID-19

YouTube: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by World Health Organization.

What is a "Coronavirus"

A coronavirus is a large group of viruses that consists of genetic material, envelope, and protein spikes that are used to bind to a host’s cell, and multiply. 

What is COVID-19?

A newly infectious disease caused by a novel coronavirus that has never been discovered in humans. This disease causes severe acute respiratory syndrome which resulted in millions of death around the world as well as long-term health problems in those that have survived the disease.

How Does
COVID-19 Spread?

Safety | social distance | sanitize

The virus is very contagious and can be transmitted through direct contact with respiratory droplets of an infected person.

Touching Infected Surfaces

Unsanitized or infected surfaces can increase the likelihood of infection

Handshake, physical contact, covid-19, germs

Close Personal Contact

Direct skin-to-skin contact increases likelihood of infection.

Coughing Or Sneezing

Coronavirus can spread if an infected person coughs or sneezes

About COVID-19 Vaccine

How the COVID-19 works and symptoms you may experience

COVID-19 Vaccine, Virus, SaRS-CoV-2, Vaccination

What Does It Do?

  • Teaches our immune system to recognize and fight the virus.
  • Considered fully protected after receiving the second dose, after two weeks.
  • Creates antibodies to fight the virus.

What To Expect.

  • Swelling at the site on the arm where you got the shot.
  • Fever, chills, muscle pain, headache, and tiredness the day after receiving the vaccine.
  • It is normal that the side effects is more intense after the second shot.
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