Smallpox Vaccines
Research from A. Garcel and co-authors reveals new findings on smallpox vaccines
Published in Vaccine Weekly, August 8th, 2007
Current study results from the report, "Genomic sequence of a clonal isolate of the vaccinia virus Lister strain employed for smallpox vaccination in France and its comparison to other orthopoxviruses," have been published. "Since 1980 there has been global eradication of smallpox due to the success of the vaccination programme using vaccinia virus (VACV). During the eradication period, distinct VACV strains circulated, the Lister strain being the most commonly employed in Europe," researchers in La Tronche, France report.
"Analysis of the safety of smallpox vaccines has suggested that they display significant heterogeneity. To gain a more detailed understanding of the...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2007-08-08)
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