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ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (the abbreviation for "Chimpanzee Adenovirus Ox1 encoding Sars-CoV-2 proteins") is based on a non-replicating viral vector, therefore harmless, into which the protein gene is introduced with engineering techniques molecular called spike, the key with which the coronavirus enters human cells. The hope is that with vaccination , the cells will produce the protein that in turn activates the immune system to neutralize the infection and, therefore, the disease in case of contagion.

The results published in Lancetse refer to phases 1 and 2 . The first consists of security and layer tests

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