Andrea Gambotto Takes Quotations

It takes a little over a month for us to develop a recombinant vector vaccine compared to a minimum of several months via traditional methods. This capacity will be particularly invaluable if the virus begins to mutate rapidly, a phenomenon that often limits the ability of traditional vaccines to contain outbreaks of mutant strains.

In humans, the H5N1 bird flu takes about two weeks to kill, so there is time for T cells to come out and give protection.