For Recombinants To Approach mRNA Speed, US FDA Urged To Select Monovalent COVID Boosters
Executive Summary
US FDA and BARDA ask makers of recombinant protein SARS-CoV-2 vaccines how they could match mRNA vaccines in post-strain-selection turnaround time for annual booster doses. The reply: give them a fighting chance by selecting just one strain instead of two.
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