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clinical research > vaccine > technology platform > adjuvant > aluminum salt-based adjuvant
... > virus > respiratory virus > Coronavirinae > transmission > human to human transmission > prevention > vaccine > technology platform > adjuvant > aluminum salt-based adjuvant
... > virus > RNA virus > positive-strand RNA virus > Nidovirales > Coronaviridae > Coronavirinae > transmission > human to human transmission > prevention > vaccine > technology platform > adjuvant > aluminum salt-based adjuvant

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aluminum salt-based adjuvant  

Definition

  • Aluminum salt-based adjuvants (alum) were the first adjuvants used in licensed human vaccines. They are still the most widely used because of their wide-spectrum ability to strengthen immune responses and their excellent track record of safety. Liang, Z., et al. (2020). "Adjuvants for Coronavirus Vaccines." Frontiers in Immunology 11(2896).

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  • alum adjuvant
  • aluminium adjuvant
  • aluminum-containing adjuvant

Creator

  • Patricia Fener

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-W0RD6265-X

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