Zika virus
…no antiviral drugs or vaccines that can be used to treat or prevent infection with Zika virus. We do have a safe and effective vaccine against another flavivirus, yellow fever…
Search Results for: influenza vaccine
New Drugs for Treating Ebola Virus Infection
…little regard for proper personal safety and containment practices. The current outbreak prevails despite the existence of rVSV-EBOV, a very effective vaccine manufactured and distributed by NewLink Genetics and Merck. rVSV-EBOV…
An Appreciation for Viruses
…for delivering vaccines, healthy copies of defective genes (i.e., for “gene therapy”), and therapeutic drugs to specific cells. Several SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, including those made by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson,…
How lethal is rabies virus?
…bite, scratch, or direct contact with unprotected skin). One of these individuals had previously received rabies vaccine. The finding of neutralizing antibodies against rabies virus suggests that these individuals were…
TWiV # 12: Prions in milk, lemur lentiviruses, RS virus vaccine, H5N1
…discuss Kuru, prions in milk, ancient lentiviruses found in the chromosomes of lemurs, a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine failure in the 1960s, and recent outbreaks of H5N1 influenza in chickens….
Futures in Biotech on influenza
I joined host Dr. Marc Pelletier on the TWiT podcast ‘Futures in Biotech’ to interview influenza virologist Dr. Peter Palese, professor and chair of microbiology at the Mount Sinai School…