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Flu Vaccines
Scientists at University of Michigan target flu vaccines
June 24th, 2009
"Influenza vaccines are among the oldest still in active use. Purity, potency and standardization have been improved over the years," investigators in the United States report. "However, they are still produced using the same basic methods as when they were first introduced and evaluated by the US Armed Forces during and after the Second World War. For some time, the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines have been recognized as having deficiencies. These deficiencies are now being addressed by a number of innovative approaches in vaccine development. These include strategies for broadening the vaccine-induced immune response, increasing the duration of protection,...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-06-24)
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