Public Release: 19-Apr-2018 Rice U. study finds egg adaptations will limit efficacy of new flu vaccine Rice University IMAGE: Michael Deem and Melia Bonomo. Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A Rice University study predicts that this fall’s flu vaccine — a… Read More ›
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Dramatic FLU virus mutations may be due to antiquated vaccine manufacturing
Dramatic FLU virus mutations may be due to antiquated vaccine manufacturing Dramatic FLU virus mutations may be due to antiquated vaccine manufacturing Researchers discovered that by manufacturing the vaccine through the use of chicken eggs it had the unintentional consequence… Read More ›
Vaccine Resistant Flu strains are evolving as dominant strains
Public Release: 13-Dec-2017 How well will the flu vaccine work this winter? University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas — The most effective way of preventing seasonal influenza is to be vaccinated each autumn. The reason that people… Read More ›
Mystery surrounds the missing ingredients of the smallpox vaccine
Public Release: 18-Aug-2017 Seeking the secret ingredient in the original smallpox vaccine Publicase Comunicação Científica Smallpox is an infectious disease caused by variola virus that has killed millions of people over the centuries. The disease is characterized by the growth… Read More ›
Vaccinating against Vaccine-derived Polio-viruses, stuck in a global catch 22 (OPV 1, 2, and 3)
Vaccinating against Vaccine-derived Polio-viruses, stuck in a global catch 22 (OPV 1, 2, and 3) We review the provocative study “Estimating the Extent of Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Infection “Edited by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and funded by the Polio… Read More ›
Zika Virus News: US Health Officials Approve Experimental Vaccine For Human Testing
“introducing genetically engineered material that mimics the virus” By Natalie Roterman | Jun 20 2016, 12:58PM EDT The Food and Drugs Administration has given clearance to Inovio Pharmaceuticals to begin early-stage testing of a new, DNA-based experimental vaccine that could… Read More ›
Vaccine switch in 150 countries could be final step in polio eradication fight
“We’re entering into uncharted territory. This has never been done before. But there’s no going back now.” KATE KELLAND LONDON — Reuters Published Friday, Apr. 15, 2016 10:16AM EDT In a huge immunization effort in 150 countries, health teams… Read More ›
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus – Myanmar
“The genetic changes of the isolates detected in April and October suggest that the cVDPV2 may have been circulating for more than one year.” Disease outbreak news21 December 2015 The National IHR Focal Point of Myanmar has notified WHO of… Read More ›
Flu virus mutated to escape current vaccine design
Public Release: 25-Jun-2015 Wistar scientists pinpoint mutations responsible for ineffective 2014-2015 flu vaccine A phenomenon known as ‘antigenic drift’ has caused mutations to accumulate and prevent antibodies from attaching themselves to the virus The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA–(June 25, 2015)–Viruses like… Read More ›
A vaccination that is expected to prevent the spread of the disease can instead foster the spread of the disease
Paradox of Vaccination: Is Vaccination Really Effective against Avian Flu Epidemics? Shingo Iwami, Takafumi Suzuki, Yasuhiro Takeuchi Published: March 18, 2009 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004915 Abstract Background Although vaccination can be a useful tool for control of avian influenza epidemics, it might… Read More ›
