Covid-19: how does the Valneva vaccine, pre-ordered by the European Union work? – Franceinfo

The European Union comes from pre-order a fifth vaccine against Covid-19. the Valneva was developed by a Franco-Austrian laboratory and “Above all, it’s a new type of vaccine that is classic”, explains Damien Mascret, doctor and journalist France televisions, on the set of 8 p.m. Thursday 11 November. This vaccine is made in two doses, separated by four weeks, it can be stored in the fridge between two and eight degrees and it uses an inactivated virus.

“It means that the virus is put in culture and that it is chemically killed. So he’s going to make you immune, but he’s not going to give you disease. It is very well known because it is what was already used for the polio vaccine ”, continues Damien Mascret. Very effective according to laboratory data, the Valneva uses the same method as the Chinese vaccine which had the effect of reducing infections of 66%, hospitalizations of 87% and deaths due to Covid-19 of 86%.

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