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		fhdch on Sept 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Big gap between Pfizer, Moderna vaccines for preve... Sputnik V and Johnson and Johnson are not live or attenuated virus but adenovirus vaccines. They infect the host with a harmless virus that make your cell produce spike protein. They are a fairly new tech. Also Sputnik V is a two dose vaccine, like Astra Zeneca’s

SV_BubbleTime on Sept 19, 2021 [–]

They are new tech in humans, slight but important distinction, as mRNA is new everywhere (but amazing tech!).

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