Vaccines
Dr. Azita Moalemi Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine
December 21, 2020 Dr. Azita Moalemi getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Follow us during this journey as she voluntarily gets vaccinated and goes through the process. Below are a series of videos that document this process. We’ll be uploading new videos as she continues the process. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Read MoreDr. Moalemi Getting Antibody Testings Done Before the COVID-19 Vaccination
Dr. Azita Moalemi getting antibody testings done before the COVID-19 vaccine. Follow us during this journey as she voluntarily gets vaccinated and goes through the process. Below are a series of videos that document this process. We’ll be uploading new videos as she start taking the vaccines next week. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3…
Read MoreDr. Moalemi will be Among a Group of Physicians Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine
On 12/11/2020 the FDA approved the COVID-19 vaccine. As a member of medical staff of Virginia Hospital Center, this morning we received an email announcing the availability of the vaccine for their physicians, nurses and healthcare providers. I have signed up and will be receiving the vaccine on Saturday December 19 at 10AM. The second…
Read MoreVACCINES – Part 1 – Approaches (Platforms) for Development of a COVID-19 Vaccine
To understand the process behind vaccine development, you have to go back to my section on immunology and recall how the body fends off a microbe. Recall that the first line of defense against a foreign entity like a virus is the innate immunity which tries to create a barrier against entry followed by a non-discriminate…
Read MoreVACCINES
In this series which will probably be about 10 parts I am going to talk about vaccines. There is much to know about development of a vaccine and I am going to try to break it down. As in my other posts you have to read these in sequence to get the most out of…
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