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Re:AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to sus... by linuxftw on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:36PM (#24416291)
> completely new type of vaccine

Then is it a vaccine at all? Vaccines were traditionally live, dead, or attenuated virus/bacteria injections, some with adjutants, to stimulate an immune response.

Technologically speaking, it's bicycle vs airplane. Similar underlying purpose, entirely different implementation.

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Re:AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to sus... by LeoNatan25 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:06PM (#24416542)
Both a bicycle and an airplane are transportation vehicles. Likewise, anything that illicits imunity is a vaccine, regardless of how novel the approach is.
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