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> ChAdOx1 nCoV-19

If I didn't have the context of 2020 and this article, I would swear that was an auto-generated random password.



Chimpanzee adenovirus-vectored Oxford vaccine #1, targeting novel coronavirus 2019 (aka SARS-CoV-2).

Seems pretty well-named.


It's accurately named. All I can say is "well-named" is in the eye of the beholder, and I'm fairly certain you're not in marketing.


It won't get a trade name until it goes to market.

We just don't normally hear about pre-market drugs in mainstream media.


may be in 10 years this will become our new correct horse battery staple


ChAdOx1 would certainly make a good IRC handle.


And then there are the "ChAdOx versus Virgin Coronavirus" memes.




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