Saturday 15 December 2012

Viral vaccines and viral vectors (ex. Polio, MMR, Adenoviral vectors)


Whole viruses, live, attenuated or killed, or capsids may be used as vaccines. Different significant steps like culture sterility, recovery, purity and in final filling of the vaccine is done in a very aseptic way. Viruses may also be used as vectors to deliver genetic materials to target cells.

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