The Pfizer-BNT162b2 mRNA-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 may be responsible for awakening the latency of herpes varicella-zoster virus
Background: To prevent the invasion and transmission of SARS-CoV-2, mRNA-based vaccines, non-replicating viral vector vaccines, and inactivated vaccines have been developed. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) authorized the use of the anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in January 2021, the date on which the v...
Main Authors: | M.D. Maldonado, J. Romero-Aibar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-12-01
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Series: | Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354621001848 |
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