Gritstone Jumps Into COVID-19 Vaccine Race, Eyeing Mutant Strains
Potentially Resistant Strains Raise Worries
Executive Summary
The company is developing a vaccine with both adenoviral and mRNA technology that could potentially overcome resistance mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
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