Viral vector vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine Vial Prop
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A viral vector vaccine is a vaccine that uses a viral vector to deliver genetic material (DNA) that can be transcribed by the recipient's host cells as mRNA coding for a desired protein, or antigen, to elicit an immune response.[1] As of April 2021, six viral vector vaccines, four COVID-19 vaccines and two Ebola vaccines, have been authorized for use in humans.[2]

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  2. ^ Wang F, Qin Z, Lu H, He S, Luo J, Jin C, Song X (July 2019). "Clinical translation of gene medicine". The Journal of Gene Medicine. 21 (7): e3108. doi:10.1002/jgm.3108. PMID 31246328. S2CID 195695440.