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Abstract
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 viral vaccines, each building on the last and each with a compelling record of disease prevention.
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Title
On the Shoulders of Giants — From Jenner’s Cowpox to mRNA Covid Vaccines
Author
Desmond, Angela 1
1 From the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania — both in Philadelphia.
1 From the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania — both in Philadelphia.
Pages
1081-1083
Section
Perspective
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Mar 25, 2021
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ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2504850282
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