Tag Archives: Vaccine
Japanese researchers have developed a new vaccine against smallpox
A vaccine against smallpox in tissue culture seems promising third-generation, Japanese researchers report. “The threat of the use of smallpox virus as a weapon of bioterrorism has led to reconsider the need for a vaccine against smallpox,” the researchers said. “The serious events associated with first generation vaccines have raised barriers to vaccination campaigns in [...]
Apply Experimental Ebola Vaccine
In an accident worthy of a science fiction movie, a researcher accidentally pricked her finger with a needle used to inject the deadly Ebola virus in a laboratory mouse. Hours after the incident, several members of the community of virologists, biologists and other experts interconnected in a transatlantic teleconference hastily discussed how to save the [...]