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How the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Works
An adenovirus helps prime the immune system to fight the coronavirus.
www.nytimes.com
DNA Inside an Adenovirus
The researchers added the gene for the coronavirus spike protein to another virus called Adenovirus 26.Adenoviruses are common viruses that typically cause colds or flu-like symptoms.
The J&J vaccine is what is known as a non-replicating viral vector vaccine, using a common cold virus called adenovirus 26
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