Screen LibraryHow to make a vaccine : an essential guide for COVID-19 & beyond /
"Dr. John Rhodes, an immunologist with firsthand experience developing vaccines, unravels the mystery of how vaccines re designed, tested, and produced at scale for global deployment. ...describes in everyday language how the immune system evolved to combat infection, how mutated viruses evade...
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The University of Chicago Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Dr. John Rhodes, an immunologist with firsthand experience developing vaccines, unravels the mystery of how vaccines re designed, tested, and produced at scale for global deployment. ...describes in everyday language how the immune system evolved to combat infection, how mutated viruses evade our defenses, and how vaccines do their work...[and] how discoveries in the fight against COVID-19, such as the recent breakthrough in the development of nucleic acid vaccines, never before used in humans, are also empowering scientists to combat future threats to global health."--back cover. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 170 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226792514 022679251X 9780226792651 022679265X |
| Index Number: | RA644 |
| CLC: |
R563.103 R979.9 |
| Call Number: | R979.9/R476 |
| Contents: | Preface -- Understand the Virus -- Explore the Immune System -- Discover a Vaccine -- Develop Vaccines -- Evaluate the Contenders -- Don't Count on the Magic Bullet -- Overcome the Hurdles -- Embrace Many Solutions -- Epilogue -- Appendix: COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine candidates. |