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It is a 3-dose protein vaccine. [1] "The second of these candidates and the fourth from Cuba uses yeast as a receptor binding domain protein and alumina as an

by lvs 5y ago

It is a 3-dose protein vaccine. [1] "The second of these candidates and the fourth from Cuba uses yeast as a receptor binding domain protein and alumina as an adjuvant." [2] I suspect there is a translation issue here. I would hope this means they are recombinantly expressing some portion of the RBD in yeast, not that they are using yeast as a vector. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/world/americas/cuba-vaccine-abdala.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/world/americas/cuba-vacci... [2] https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4654/rr-6 https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4654/rr-6

ericol 5y ago
According to this [1] it's cultivated in yeast: > Su cultivo se realiza en células de levadura, lo que la diferencia de "Soberana 2" "Iit's cultivated in yeats, what differentiates it from 'Soberana 2' " (Another Cuban vaccine) [1] https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/coronavirus-cuba--previsi%C3%B3n-_-abdala---la-segunda-potencial-vacuna-cubana--en-la-recta-final-de-pruebas/46464036 https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/coronavirus-cuba--previsi%C3%B3...