On the Shoulders of Giants — From Jenner’s Cowpox to mRNA Covid Vaccines

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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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2021-03, Vol.384 (12), p.1081-1083
Hauptverfasser:	Desmond, Angela, Offit, Paul A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	20th century Chicken pox COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccines Cowpox Cowpox - history Disease Hepatitis B History, 18th Century History, 19th Century History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Hospitalization Humans Influenza Laboratories Measles Mortality mRNA mRNA Vaccines Mumps Pandemics Poliomyelitis Poliovirus Vaccines - history Prevention Primary Prevention Proteins Rabies Rabies Vaccines - history Rotavirus Rubella Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Smallpox Vaccine - history Tropical diseases Vaccines Vaccines, DNA Vaccines, Synthetic Viral Vaccines - history Viruses Yellow Fever Vaccine - history
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMp2034334