vaccine valency
Source: wiktionary
Valency
//ˈveɪlənsi//
Synonyms for "valency" (4 found)
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Finnish
1 entries- yhdisteltävyys noun (capacity of something to combine with other things)
Polish
1 entries- walencja noun (capacity of something to combine with other things)
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Some etymons appear to have greater valency than others when it comes to the formation of portmanteau words.
Source: wiktionary
The rationale behind GSK's buy is that bigger is better, in terms of vaccine valency. It has been shown that including more disease-causing serotypes decreases the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease. To this end, Pfizer and Merck last year got the nod for 20-valent and 15-valent vaccines respectively. Affinivax's AFX3772, meanwhile, is a 24-valent jab.
Source: wiktionary
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