Q&A: How does the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine work? – Irish Examiner

The vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine will be rolled out from Monday in the UK. Several other countries will follow in the coming weeks.
Here’s the science behind the jab:
How does the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine work?
The vaccine called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 uses a harmless, weakened version of a common virus which causes a cold in chimpanzees.
Researchers have already used this technology to produce vaccines against a number of pathogens including flu, Zika and Middle East…

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