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Scientists competing to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine are turning to what may seem like a strange ally: another family of viruses. At least five candidate vaccines are built on the backs of adenoviruses, a common family of pathogens that are often used as vehicles to deliver a …

The coronavirus pandemic is still rapidly spreading worldwide, infecting more than 14.44 million people. With more than 188 countries and territories affected, scientists are competing to develop a vaccine against coronavirus 2 for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). One of the forerunners in …