IDF Physician Advisory Committee member Kathleen Sullivan, MD, PhD posted a video update that focuses on vaccine developments. The video discusses how vaccines work and shares a tracker to follow vaccine development from the Milken Institute. In addition, Dr. Sullivan describes the types of vaccines, a potential timeline for development, and what those with immunodeficiencies can expect.
Types of Vaccines
- Live attenuated (weakened) virus
- Whole, killed vaccines
- Purified protein
- Replicating viral vectors
- Replication defective viral vectors
- mRNA vaccine
- DNA vaccine
Patient Lifestage:
- Adults
- Infants and Children
- Teens
- Young Adults
Audience:
- Family member of person with PI
- Person with PI
