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The other ingredients in the vaccine aren't anything special. Polyethylene glycol, for one, has never been used before in an approved vaccine. It is thought to
by krona 5y ago
The other ingredients in the vaccine aren't anything special.
Polyethylene glycol, for one, has never been used before in an approved vaccine. It is thought to be the cause of some rare anaphylactic reactions.
There are dozens of other compounds in the Pfizer vaccine; the reason for them being there and their effects are, for the most part, a trade secret.
- ch4s3 5y agoIt seems like the amount of PEG in the vaccine is two orders of magnitude than the levels in existing drugs[1]. [1] https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/suspicions-grow-nanoparticles-pfizer-s-covid-19-vaccine-trigger-rare-allergic-reactions https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/suspicions-grow-nano...