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Influenza Vaccines
Study data from University of Melbourne provide new insights into influenza vaccines
November 11th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Toward a broadly protective influenza vaccine,' have been published. According to recent research from Melbourne, Australia, "The current inactivated influenza virus vaccines induce antibodies that protect against closely related virus strains. They do not, however, protect against antibody-escape variants of seasonal influenza A viruses or new pandemic influenza A viruses emerging from non-human reservoirs." "Might boosting influenza A virus-specific CD8+ T cell memory diminish the danger posed by these variant viruses' Pre-existing CD8+ T cell-mediated immunity directed at peptides from conserved internal proteins of the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-11-11)
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