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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => COVID-19 => Topic started by: EvaH on 03/09/2020 12:11:47

Title: How do vaccine challenge trials work?
Post by: EvaH on 03/09/2020 12:11:47

Steve asks:

I hear that for COVID-19 vaccine challenge trials a 'weakened' form of the virus will be administered to volunteers. What does this mean? How is a coronavirus 'weakened?'

Can you help?

Title: Re: How do vaccine challenge trials work?
Post by: set fair on 04/09/2020 18:08:41

Start here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attenuated_vaccine