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5 <br /> Susan Friedman said she is very grateful for getting to work with Cordelia Haney. She <br /> said the progress made is amazing, and especially highlighting gender based violence. She <br /> said the work is not done, and the Compass Center will continue striving in its efforts. She <br /> thanked the County for honoring Cordelia Haney. <br /> Chair Price echoed the comments above, and wished Cordelia Haney well. <br /> b. Proclamation Honoring Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett <br /> The Board considered voting to approve a proclamation honoring Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett <br /> for her role in the development of a vaccine to address the COVID-19 pandemic and authorize <br /> the Chair to sign. <br /> Chair Price introduced the item, and read the resolution: <br /> BACKGROUND: Kizzmekia S. Corbett, PhD, is currently a research fellow in the Viral <br /> Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health [NIH], National Institute of Allergy <br /> and Infectious Diseases [NIAID], Vaccine Research Center. <br /> Dr. Corbett grew up in the Cedar Grove community of Orange County, North Carolina, and <br /> attended Orange County Schools during which time she spent two summers in the Project <br /> SEED Summer Intern program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. <br /> After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, with a secondary major in <br /> Sociology, in 2008 from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Dr. Corbett earned her <br /> Doctorate of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of North Carolina at <br /> Chapel Hill in 2014. <br /> Dr. Corbett was subsequently appointed to the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory in 2014, and has <br /> focused her work on developing novel coronavirus vaccines, including mRNA-1273, which has <br /> become a primary vaccine against the virus that causes COVID-19. <br /> In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Corbett and her team designed the vaccine <br /> concept incorporated in mRNA-1273 from viral sequence and rapidly deployed to Moderna, <br /> Inc., for FDA approved Phase 1 clinical trial, which began only 66 days from the viral sequence <br /> release, and was shown to be 94.1% effective in Phase 3 trial and received Emergency Use <br /> Authorization from the FDA. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROCLAMATION <br /> HONORING DR. KIZZMEKIA S. CORBETT <br /> WHEREAS, Kizzmekia S. Corbett, PhD, is currently a research fellow in the Viral Pathogenesis <br /> Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health [NIH], National Institute of Allergy and Infectious <br /> Diseases [NIAID], Vaccine Research Center; and <br /> WHEREAS, Kizzmekia Corbett, raised in the Cedar Grove community of Orange County, North <br /> Carolina, attended Orange County Schools during which time she spent two summers in the <br /> Project SEED Summer Intern program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, thus <br /> becoming a testament to her innate abilities and to the value of investing in the education of <br /> youth; and <br />