Published in Vaccine Weekly, January 8th, 2003
RV-based vectors "show great promise as vaccines against other viral diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection and hepatitis C, but a low residual pathogenicity remains a concern for their use," explained James P. McGettigan and colleagues at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
A series of second-generation RV-based vaccines have been rendered apathogenic without sacrificing their antiviral efficacy, McGettigan and coauthors said.
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2003-01-08)
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