Tag Archives: Vaccine
A little incentive goes a long way when it comes to vaccine uptake
Offering people free lentils and metal food dishes substantially improves the number of young children that receive a full course of childhood immunisations in resource poor areas, and is more cost effective than just improving the vaccine services available in … Continue reading
Filed under Medicine, Public Health, Vaccine
Vaccinate the kids to protect the “herd”
Vaccinating young children and adolescents against influenza protects unvaccinated individuals in the wider community (the herd immunity), show results from a clinical trial conducted in rural communities in Canada and published free in the journal JAMA. “Our findings … support … Continue reading
Filed under Infectious Disease, Medicine, Public Health, Vaccine
M cells, gatekeepers or gateway to the gut
Glycoprotein 2 is the M cell receptor for type I pili on bacteria and is important for the immune response to these bacteria, according to research by Hase and colleagues published last week in the journal Nature. The mucosal immune … Continue reading
Filed under Immunology, Microbiology
HIV vaccine trial not so positive after all
In September, scientists from the Thailand Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with the U.S Army, hailed a breakthrough in research towards a HIV vaccine….a positive result. Now, the full results by Rerks-Ngarm and colleagues, published on 20th October in … Continue reading
Filed under Infectious Disease, Medicine, Microbiology
Researchers make first steps towards making a vaccine for urinary tract infections
Fed up of stocking up on cranberry juice to stave off painful peeing….well researchers from the University of Michigan have made an important step towards making a vaccine to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs), if the immunity seen in mice … Continue reading
Filed under Infectious Disease, Microbiology, Vaccine
