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Vaccine Efficacy
Studies from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide new data on vaccine efficacy
July 9th, 2008
Research findings, 'A rapid, high-throughput vaccinia virus neutralization assay for testing smallpox vaccine efficacy based on detection of green fluorescent protein,' are discussed in a new report. "Virus neutralization remains a vital tool in assessment of vaccine efficacy for smallpox in the absence of animal smallpox models. In this regard, development of a rapid, sensitive, and high-throughput vaccinia neutralization assay has been sought for evaluating alternative smallpox vaccines, use in bridging studies, as well as understanding the effects of anti-viral immunotherapeutic regimes," scientists in the United States report. "The most frequently used method of...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-09)
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