Explainer: How common cold viruses are being used in vaccines from Russia, China

ReutersPublished: Aug 31, 2020 2:07 PM

COVID- 19 | The modified common cold viruses behind high-profile Covid-19 vaccine candidates from China's CanSino Biologics and Russia's Gamaleya Institute have been studied for decades, but are still not widely used.

The following are some details of their development, how they work and past and potential future uses...

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