@SandySunset2 Both Dryvax (first generation) and ACAM2000 (second generation) vaccines are made from Vaccinia virus (VACV) which is most closely related to horsepox. They do not contain smallpox i.e. Variola major and Variola minor (VARV) & can't give
@obradam @Lidapida Na anglické wiki je, že z toho, co se zkoumalo, je asi nejblíž koňským neštovicím. Zajímavé je, když se kouknu na odkazovaný článek https://t.co/jjQtjYeR8O tak má asi ten očkovací kmen asi blíž k opičím neštovicím než k pravým.
@frankbudesa @CandySwanwicks @Comparativist Modern vaccines are not necessarily live, replicating virus. Some are just genetic bits designed to trigger a response. But yeah we got the idea from live cowpox. No evidence yet that anything like this is happe
@epochchanger That is incorrect, the viruses might show differences but are anyway closely related! Source here: Chasing Jenner's Vaccine: Revisiting Cowpox Virus Classification Carroll DS et al., PLOS ONE 6(8): e23086. https://t.co/F4dTNSXo9A Maybe you
#PLoS: Chasing Jenner's Vaccine: Revisiting <italic>Cowpox Virus</italic> Classification http://t.co/bjtw2bS