Fast Five Quiz: mRNA Vaccinations

Enrico Brunetti, MD

April 14, 2023

Surface proteins that enable cell entry are often used by mRNA vaccines to target viruses. The primary vaccine target for COVID-19 vaccines is the spike (S) glycoprotein, which mediates host cell attachment and is required for viral entry.

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