Research Activity
vaccine development
vac·cine de·vel·op·ment
Subclass of:
Investigative Techniques
Definitions related to vaccine development:
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Development of prophylactic preparation which is given to produce immunity to pathogenic organisms or neoplasms.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Suspensions of killed or attenuated microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, or rickettsiae), or of antigenic proteins derived from them, administered for the prevention, amelioration, or treatment of infectious diseases or cancer. Any aspect of vaccine research, development, testing, etc., for diseases other than AIDS. A vaccine must involve the administration of an antigen to induce an active and specific immune response. Induction of passive immunity does not constitute a vaccine although the term is sometimes misused for this process.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The entire process of introducing a new vaccine for use in VACCINATION including pre-clinical development, testing in CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL, manufacturing, approval/licensing and distribution.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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