Russia has approved a third vaccine, CoviVac.
It was developed by the St. Petersburg institute that created the main polio vaccine, back in the 1950s
And it uses the same method, something that sets it apart from other COVID-19 shots around.
Full story:
reuters.com/article/us-hea…
It was developed by the St. Petersburg institute that created the main polio vaccine, back in the 1950s
And it uses the same method, something that sets it apart from other COVID-19 shots around.
Full story:
reuters.com/article/us-hea…
The Chumakov Centre, founded in 1955 in St Petersburg by Mikhail Chumakov, is known for its work with U.S. scientist Albert Sabin at the height of the Cold War, which led to the production of the widely-used polio vaccine.
Unlike Sputnik V, which uses a cold virus that tricks the body into producing antigens to help the immune system prepare for a coronavirus infection, CoviVac is “whole-virion”
This means it is made of a coronavirus that has been inactivated, stripped of its ability to replicate
This means it is made of a coronavirus that has been inactivated, stripped of its ability to replicate
This approach could -- Russian scientists suggest -- make it better at tackling mutations. As it includes all elements of the virus, it could produce a broader immune response
But Russian vaccines are only now being tested for their work against mutations so 🤷♀️
But Russian vaccines are only now being tested for their work against mutations so 🤷♀️
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
