monovalent
Americanadjective
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Chemistry. univalent.
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Immunology.
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containing only one kind of antibody.
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pertaining to an antibody fragment with one antigen-binding site.
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adjective
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Having a valence of 1; univalent.
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Containing antigens from a single strain of a microorganism or virus. Used of a vaccine or serum.
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Some countries were indeed able to quash type 2 outbreaks with the monovalent vaccine.
From Science Magazine ● May 7, 2024
But those with the newer monovalent vaccine had 3.5x higher levels of antibodies against the XBB and BQ.1.1 strains after their booster vaccination.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
It will be a monovalent vaccine focused only on XBB.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
Tan, chief policy and partnerships officer at Immunize.org, told Salon he thinks it's difficult to make a definitive statement that the bivalent boosters weren't as effective as the monovalent ones.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2023
B, trivalent; Al, trivalent, but possibly also tetra- or penta-valent; Ga, divalent and trivalent; In, mono-, di- and tri-valent; Tl, monovalent and trivalent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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