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Developing a Broad Vaccine to Combat Variants
2:48:12 - 2:54:55 (06:42)
Researchers are exploring the strategy of devising a broad vaccine to handle evolving variants of the virus similar to those used against the flu.
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The immune response created by vaccines can put selective pressure on a virus, causing it to mutate and form variants.
2:48:12 - 2:51:40 (03:28)
Vaccines
Summary
The immune response created by vaccines can put selective pressure on a virus, causing it to mutate and form variants. This pressure can help control the spread of the virus in the population.
ChapterDeveloping a Broad Vaccine to Combat Variants
Episode#216 – Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The possibility of creating a vaccine that can effectively protect against all variants of a virus, much like a one-time or decadal flu vaccine, is suggested by Christopher Mason in the podcast.
2:51:40 - 2:54:55 (03:14)
Vaccines
Summary
The possibility of creating a vaccine that can effectively protect against all variants of a virus, much like a one-time or decadal flu vaccine, is suggested by Christopher Mason in the podcast.