heterologous
adjective
het·er·ol·o·gous
ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-lə-gəs 
: derived from a different species
heterologously
adverb
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For example, the FDA noted that heterologous boosters resulted in similar or higher serologic responses than did homologous boosters.
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Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
This was surprising because, in some earlier studies, a mix-and-match (heterologous) approach seemed advantageous.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
This is not entirely surprising given that mixing vaccines—a practice known as heterologous prime-boost—has been tested out with the Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis vaccine, among several others.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 12 Aug. 2021
The study did find that such heterologous boosting with the Nuvaxovid Covid-19 booster did result in enhanced cross-reactive immunity as measured by antibody levels against the Omicron BA.1 and BA.5 subvariants.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
Authorization of this booster possibility would then offer even more heterologous booster possibilities.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 July 2022
For example, the cure rate of Clostridioides difficile with heterologous FMT is up to 90 percent.
—Sarah Sloat, NBC News, 30 June 2022
Of the 98 participants, 50 went on to get another Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine dose for their booster (homologous booster), while the remaining 48 received a Moderna booster (heterologous booster).
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 May 2022
Scientists have long suspected that heterologous prime-boosts sometimes work better than two identical doses.
—New York Times, 19 Oct. 2021
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Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
This was surprising because, in some earlier studies, a mix-and-match (heterologous) approach seemed advantageous.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
This is not entirely surprising given that mixing vaccines—a practice known as heterologous prime-boost—has been tested out with the Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis vaccine, among several others.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 12 Aug. 2021
The study did find that such heterologous boosting with the Nuvaxovid Covid-19 booster did result in enhanced cross-reactive immunity as measured by antibody levels against the Omicron BA.1 and BA.5 subvariants.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
Authorization of this booster possibility would then offer even more heterologous booster possibilities.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 July 2022
For example, the cure rate of Clostridioides difficile with heterologous FMT is up to 90 percent.
—Sarah Sloat, NBC News, 30 June 2022
Of the 98 participants, 50 went on to get another Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine dose for their booster (homologous booster), while the remaining 48 received a Moderna booster (heterologous booster).
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 May 2022
Scientists have long suspected that heterologous prime-boosts sometimes work better than two identical doses.
—New York Times, 19 Oct. 2021
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heterologous
adjective
het·er·ol·o·gous
ˌhet-ə-ˈräl-ə-gəs
1
: derived from a different species
heterologous DNAs
heterologous transplants
compare autologous, homologous sense 2a
2
: characterized by cross-reactivity
a heterologous vaccine protects against pathogenic antigens that cross-react with antibodies induced by antigens in the vaccine
heterologously
adverb
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