Fully vaccinated people are also less likely to contract the coronavirus than unvaccinated people. If they don’t contract an infection, they can’t transmit the virus to others. However, a recent study shows that when fully vaccinated people do contract the coronavirus, they can still transmit it. Can you still getRead More →
All vaccines are sensitive to extreme heat and extreme cold and require both proper vaccine storage and management to avoid any loss of potency. Temperature sensitivity of vaccines is vital to understand. Immunization is the most effective and economical public health measure against infectious diseases. Which vaccines are more susceptibleRead More →
The Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine includes the following ingredients: recombinant, replication-incompetent adenovirus type 26 expressing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, citric acid monohydrate, trisodium citrate dihydrate, ethanol, 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HBCD), polysorbate-80, sodium chloride. What is the main ingredient in an mRNA coronavirus vaccine? mRNA – Also known as messenger ribonucleic acid, mRNA isRead More →
Vaccines are substances administered to generate a protective immune response. They can be live attenuated or killed. Toxoids are inactivated bacterial toxins. They retain the ability to stimulate the formation of antitoxins, which are antibodies directed against the bacterial toxin. What do toxoids do? Toxoids are inactivated bacterial/viral toxin elementsRead More →