Weekly Health Quiz: Vaccines, Viruses and Silicon Valley

1 Which of the following types of vaccines are currently in the pipeline?

• Reverse transcriptase vaccines designed to permanently alter DNA of animals that harbor pathogens that can mutate and threaten human health
• Transmissible vaccines for humans
• mRNA influenza vaccines for humans and transmissible vaccines for animals

  Several different mRNA seasonal influenza vaccines have already entered into human trials. Researchers are also working on transmissible vaccines to control viral reservoirs in animals. Learn more.

• Plant-based vaccines for animals and humans