Search results
May 20, 2021 · The UC Health Pharmacy team breaks down the ingredients of the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine ingredients — why they’re included, and where else you might see them. Active Ingredients in the COVID-19 Vaccines
Feb 10, 2021 · Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines are both mRNA vaccines, which use a copy of a natural chemical called mRNA to provoke the body’s immune response. When the immune response is activated, it protects the body from acquiring an infection.
Mar 23, 2023 · The COVID vaccines contain different ingredients that each serve a unique purpose. This can include mRNA, spike proteins, or an inactivated virus to teach your immune system to fight SARS-CoV-2. Other ingredients, like sugar, salts, and acid stabilizers, are often added to maintain stability and balance acidity.
Oct 24, 2022 · After the FDA approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in the US, they made public the ingredient list of the vaccine. Here's what's in it.
Mar 4, 2021 · Both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines contain messenger RNA, or mRNA; a variety of fatty molecules, or lipids, to protect the mRNA; and a few other ingredients, including salts and sugar,...
Dec 9, 2020 · The Pfizer vaccine contains four salts, one of which is ordinary table salt. Together, these salts are better known as phosphate-buffered saline, or PBS, a very common ingredient that keeps the...
Jun 8, 2021 · Vaccines are generally made up of seven different ingredients. Their composition and creation is complex and detailed. The world will need billions of COVID-19 vaccine doses.
