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It has been estimated that more than 200 million doses of the vaccine will be needed, and there is no way that enough vaccine can be manufactured in time, so the government has fast-tracked the use of adjuvants to boost the strength of the vaccine thereby reducing the amount necessary in each dose.
Adjuvants are substances that are not immunogenic themselves, but increase the immune response when used in combination with a vaccine.
In this book, contributors discuss the role of immunologic adjuvants in disease, their clinical use, and their potential future applications.
 
 
 
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