Vero

 

African green monkey kidney cells were used to grow viruses safely

These cell lines enabled:

Large-scale vaccine production

Rigorous purity and safety testing

Vero cell line is:

• A continuous cell line derived in 1962

• From the kidney of an African green monkey

• Named “Vero” from the Esperanto word for “truth”

The Vero cell line is:

• Approved by WHO

• Used by multiple national regulatory authorities

• Employed in vaccines for:

  • Polio

  • Rabies

  • Japanese encephalitis

  • COVID-19 (inactivated vaccines)

Its long safety record spans over 60 years.

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