Antigenic variation explains recurring acute infections
…significantly since they were first developed, induce immunity that lasts a lifetime. In contrast, a new influenza vaccine is needed every year, and no one has yet determined how to…
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Preliminary phase I/II results of ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
…AZD1222 or a control vaccine. The control vaccine was a licensed vaccine against meningitis and is not viral-vector based. The trial was single-blinded, meaning that only investigators knew whether any…
The value of influenza aerosol transmission experiments
…virus can block its replication. The current influenza virus vaccine contains a 2009 H1N1 component that would protect against the 1918-like avian influenza virus. The crux of the problem seems…
Influenza A viruses in bats
…and non-bat influenza A viruses diverged, a reassortment event occurred that introduced the HA of a non-bat influenza A virus into the genome of a bat influenza A virus. Serological…
Influenza A/Mexico/2009 (H1N1): Questions and answers
…virus sources, correct? (one avian influenza viruses, one human influenza viruses, and two swine influenza viruses). A: In 1998, recombinant viruses arose in pigs that were a combination of human,…
Even toy makers should get the science right
…arise every year or two that force the production of a new vaccine? There are now influenza vaccines that are inhaled (Flumist), as well as versions produced in cell culture….