Drew: What to know about the COVID – 19 vaccines

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Drew: What to know about the COVID – 19 vaccines

By Samuetta Hill Drew After nearly a year of a surprise attack by a global pandemic invasion named COVID-19, relief seems to be on the way with the two newly created vaccines. Currently, two vaccines are authorized and recommended to prevent COVID-19: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine which appear to be the world’s […]

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