Play media A COVID-19 maganin nena alurar yana nufin samar da rigakafi da tsanani na numfashi ciwo coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), da cutar da cewa yana sa coronavirus cuta 2019 (COVID-19). Kafin cutar ta COVID -19, kafaffen ilimin ya wanzu game da tsari da aikin coronaviruses da ke haifar da cututtuka kamar matsanancin ciwo na numfashi (SARS) da ciwon numfashi na Gabas ta Tsakiya (MERS). Wannan ilimin ya hanzarta bunƙasa dandamali daban -daban na allurar rigakafi a farkon shekarar 2020. Farkon abin da aka fi mayar da hankali kan alluran rigakafin SARS-CoV-2 ya kasance kan hana alamun cutar, galibi rashin lafiya mai tsanani. A ranar 10 ga watan Janairu na shekarar 2020, an raba bayanan jerin kwayoyin halittar SARS-CoV-2 ta hanyar GISAID, kuma zuwa 19 ga watan Maris, masana'antar magunguna ta duniya ta ba da sanarwar babban alƙawarin magance COVID-19. Alluran rigakafin COVID-19 ana yaba su sosai saboda rawar da suka taka wajen rage yaduwar, tsananin, da mutuwar da COVID-19 ya haifar.