Coronavirus: Taiwan working on ‘room temperature’ DNA vaccine to combat Covid-19

Taiwan is working on a Covid-19 vaccine that uses DNA technology and can be stored at room temperature, according to a study published on Thursday.The jab uses genetic material from the coronavirus’s spike protein to trigger an immune response in humans.Compared with mRNA vaccines, such as the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech products, which also make use of genetic material from the virus, DNA vaccines can be produced more quickly and at a lower cost.The Taiwanese vaccine is still in the…

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