multivalent

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mul·ti·va·lent | \ ˌməl-tē-ˈvā-lənt

, -ˌtī-

, especially in sense 3 ˌməl-ˈti-və-

Definition of multivalent

1 : polyvalent

2 : represented more than twice in the somatic chromosome number multivalent chromosomes

3 : having many values, meanings, or appeals

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Recent Examples on the Web But Moderna touted the findings as evidence that bivalent or multivalent vaccines—those that target two or more versions of the virus in a single shot—are the way forward for COVID-19 boosters. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2022 Deploying a vaccine that targets more than one variant, also known as a multivalent vaccine, could provide broader protection than the existing vaccines. — NBC News, 6 Apr. 2022 Hoge also said the company is working on a multivalent vaccine dose that would target four variants, including omicron. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2021 The company is taking a three-pronged approach, studying how a higher-dose booster holds up against omicron, as well as testing two other multivalent boosters and one that's specifically created to address the omicron mutations. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2021 Writer-director Leslie Harris uses Brooklyn in all its multivalent Blackness as a backdrop for the story of Chantal (Ariyan A. Johnson), a high-school junior whose strength of characterization is rooted in her normalcy. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021 On November 26, Moderna released a three-pronged plan to address Omicron that includes testing higher doses, developing multivalent vaccines, and making an Omicron-specific vaccine. — Yasmin Tayag, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2021 Several companies are developing multivalent Covid-19 vaccines, which would target SARS-CoV-2 variants. — Betsy Mckay, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2021 For the monarch butterfly is as multivalent a metaphor as Gandis could conjure up. — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 19 Oct. 2021 See More

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