by Kanya Alifia, MSc Student, Department of Chemical Engineering
Insect Cell Versus mRNA: Which Vaccine is Better?
The roads of London are alive once again after months of lockdown. Museums, galleries, pubs, and restaurants attract large crowds to enjoy the lifted restrictions. Cautious hugs are exchanged, elbow bumps replaced handshakes, and groups of six expanded into thirty when gathering outdoors. The transition from lockdown period to this joyful normalcy is thanks to the successful vaccination program in the United Kingdom. By 9 June 2021, 77% of adult population has been given the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines and 54% are already fully vaccinated [1].