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Risk score of the different categories of risk for each vaccine technology.
| DNA-based | RNA-based | Inactivated virus | Live attenuated virus | Protein subunit | Viral vector | VLP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| Cost of good sold | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Manufacturing scalability | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 16 |
| Manufacturing process | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 6 |
| Time of availability | 20 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 25 |
| Shipping | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Duration of immunity | 25 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 12 |
