vaccine valency
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Valency
/ˈveɪlənsi/
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Some etymons appear to have greater valency than others when it comes to the formation of portmanteau words.
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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.
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