How to Use quadrivalent in a Sentence
quadrivalent
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The quadrivalent version protects against four strains of flu.
—Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 2 Apr. 2018
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Vaccines include high dose for adults over 65 years and quadrivalent for ages five years and older.
—Courant Community, 29 Aug. 2017
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Vaccines include high dose for adults over 65 years and quadrivalent for ages five years and older.
—Courant Community, 18 Sep. 2017
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The shot protects against either three strains (trivalent) or four strains (quadrivalent).
—Ian Richardson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2020
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For perspective, the price of one’s annual quadrivalent flu shot ranges from $35 - $41, with the more potent shot being almost twice as high.
—John Lamattina, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
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All flu vaccines are quadrivalent, or made up of four components, meaning they are designed to protect you against four flu viruses.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2021
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Each shot protects from either three strains (trivalent) or four strains (quadrivalent) of influenza.
—Ian Richardson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2020
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One vaccine contains two flu A strains and one flu B strain, called a trivalent vaccine, while the other contains those three strains plus an additional flu B strain, called quadrivalent.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2020
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Current quadrivalent vaccines target season-specific versions of each of these four types of flu viruses.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2022
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The new feature of this season’s vaccine — and what will be prioritized for those at higher risk — is that instead of being trivalent (protecting against three different strains), the vaccine is quadrivalent (protecting against four strains).
—Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, 22 Sep. 2020
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In addition to differences in technology, an extra challenge is that the most common influenza vaccine in the U.S. is quadrivalent, meaning it is designed to protect against four different flu viruses.
—Dr. Aiya Aboubakr, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2022
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The company is preparing applications for regulatory approval in the United States and Canada, and is building a factory that would use its process to produce 30 million doses of quadrivalent vaccine each year.
—Eric Bender, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2019
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Another formulation, a quadrivalent flu vaccine, includes an extra influenza type B strain.
—Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2020
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Flu vaccines generally come as trivalent or quadrivalent formulas.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2017
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The quadrivalent version protects against four strains of flu.
—Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 2 Apr. 2018
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Vaccines include high dose for adults over 65 years and quadrivalent for ages five years and older.
—Courant Community, 29 Aug. 2017
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Vaccines include high dose for adults over 65 years and quadrivalent for ages five years and older.
—Courant Community, 18 Sep. 2017
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The shot protects against either three strains (trivalent) or four strains (quadrivalent).
—Ian Richardson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2020
-
For perspective, the price of one’s annual quadrivalent flu shot ranges from $35 - $41, with the more potent shot being almost twice as high.
—John Lamattina, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
-
All flu vaccines are quadrivalent, or made up of four components, meaning they are designed to protect you against four flu viruses.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2021
-
Each shot protects from either three strains (trivalent) or four strains (quadrivalent) of influenza.
—Ian Richardson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2020
-
One vaccine contains two flu A strains and one flu B strain, called a trivalent vaccine, while the other contains those three strains plus an additional flu B strain, called quadrivalent.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2020
-
Current quadrivalent vaccines target season-specific versions of each of these four types of flu viruses.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2022
-
The new feature of this season’s vaccine — and what will be prioritized for those at higher risk — is that instead of being trivalent (protecting against three different strains), the vaccine is quadrivalent (protecting against four strains).
—Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, 22 Sep. 2020
-
In addition to differences in technology, an extra challenge is that the most common influenza vaccine in the U.S. is quadrivalent, meaning it is designed to protect against four different flu viruses.
—Dr. Aiya Aboubakr, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2022
-
The company is preparing applications for regulatory approval in the United States and Canada, and is building a factory that would use its process to produce 30 million doses of quadrivalent vaccine each year.
—Eric Bender, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2019
-
Another formulation, a quadrivalent flu vaccine, includes an extra influenza type B strain.
—Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2020
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Flu vaccines generally come as trivalent or quadrivalent formulas.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2017
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