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. 2022 Sep 25;11(5):221–236. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v11.i5.221

Table 1.

Approved vaccines that have received the attention of the scientific community concerning coronavirus disease 2019 as potential prototypes for developing mucosal coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines

Name of vaccine
Form
Immunity
Dosage
Route
OPV (oral poliovirus vaccine) Live attenuated poliovirus (Sabin strain types 1, 2 or 3) Poliovirus-specific mucosal immunity 2 doses Oral
BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) Live attenuated bacteria Mycobacterium bovis Mycobacterium-specific mucosal and systemic immunity 0.05 mL until 1 yr of age; 0.1 mL thereafter Intradermal injection subcutaneous
MMR (measles, mumps and rubella vaccines) Weakened forms of the measles, mumps and rubella viruses Measles, mumps and rubella-specific systemic and mucosal immunity 2 doses Subcutaneous injection
RV1 (Rotarix®) Live-attenuated rotavirus Rotavirus-specific mucosal immunity 2 doses Oral
RV5 (RotaTeq®) Live-attenuated rotavirus Rotavirus-specific mucosal immunity 3 doses Oral