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American Society for Microbiology
New vaccine strategy might offer protection against pandemic influenza strains
June 3rd, 2009
A novel vaccine strategy using virus-like particles (VLPs) could provide stronger and longer-lasting influenza vaccines with a significantly shorter development and production time than current ones, allowing public health authorities to react more quickly in the event of a potential pandemic. Ted Ross, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Vaccine Research, will present his laboratory's latest data on the efficacy of VLP vaccines for potential pandemic strains, such as H5N1 and 1918 influenza, today at the 109th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Philadelphia. "Virus-like particles look...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-06-03)
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