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    A COVID-19 vaccine may be different from others

    An expert sheds light on the process of creating a COVID-19 vaccine and how it may be different from other common vaccines like the flu shot.
    by Sarina Gleason-Michigan State Oct 23, 2020 0 minutes
    A health worker injects a patient with a vaccine

    The process for creating a COVID-19 vaccine may be different from other common vaccines, Andrea Amalfitano says.

    Amalfitano is dean of the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and a professor of pediatrics, microbiology, and molecular genetics.

    Here, Amalfitano sheds light on the creation a COVID-19 vaccine, how it’s different from vaccines like the flu shot, and whether it’ll take more than one injection:

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