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From adenoviruses to RNA: the pros and cons of different COVID vaccine technologies – Indian Link
From live-attenuated viruses to virus vectors, here’s what you need to know about COVID vaccine technologies and their pros and cons.
The World Health Organisation lists about 180 COVID-19 vaccines being developed around the world.
Each vaccine aims to use a slightly different approach to prepare your immune system to recognise and fight SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
However, we can group these technologies into five main types. Some technology is tried and trusted. Some technology has never before been used in a commercial vaccine for humans.
As we outline in our recent paper, each technology has its pros and…
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