On the Shoulders of Giants — From Jenner’s Cowpox to mRNA Covid Vaccines
Angela Desmond, Paul A. Offit
Abstract
On the Shoulders of Giants The FDA recently authorized two mRNA vaccines for the prevention of Covid-19. Clearance of this hurdle represents the most recent in a series of advances in the realm of ...
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CowpoxVirology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)ShouldersVacciniaBiologyPathologyGeneticsOutbreakGeneRecombinant DNAInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyViral Infections and Outbreaks Research