Porcine circovirus DNA found in RotaTeq
…vaccine contains DNA of porcine circovirus type 1. Now the FDA reports finding circovirus DNA in the rotavirus vaccine made by Merck: FDA recently received information from Merck & Co,…
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World Polio Day
…led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis. Use of this inactivated poliovirus vaccine and subsequent widespread use of the oral poliovirus vaccine developed by Albert Sabin led…
Trial By Error: BBC’s Problematic Coverage of New Long COVID Study
…people who had suffered from influenza. According to the abstract, “all 9 features were more frequently reported after COVID-19 than after influenza,” “co-occurred more commonly,” and “formed a more interconnected…
There Is No Need to Panic About Bird Flu
by Gertrud U. Rey Image adapted from Byrd-Leotis et al. Public health officials are continuing to monitor the spread of avian H5N1, the strain of influenza virus associated with “bird…
TWiV 118: The virus always rings twice
…synthetic viruses, influenza vaccine, HeLa cells, multiplicity of infection, and much more. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV118.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #118 (68 MB .mp3, 94…
Whole plant cells producing viral capsid protein as a poliovirus vaccine candidate
…and the need to keep the vaccine at low temperatures. An experimental poliovirus vaccine produced in plants could overcome these problems. A new vaccine candidate was made by producing the…