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I thought this was how the modern measles vaccine also functions though?
by ianlevesque 12y ago
I thought this was how the modern measles vaccine also functions though?
- dzdt 12y agoYou made me curious, so I did some reading. As far as I understand, the measles does use a live attenuated virus, but the resulting infection is not (normally) persistent. However, the varicella vaccine (chickenpox) DOES use a live attenuated virus that causes persistent infection.