Shutterstock Februari 26, 2023 Is there a vaccine for RSV or respiratory syncytial virus? After almost 60 years, several come at once Lara Herrero, Griffith University dan Wesley Freppel, Griffith University Here’s why it’s taken so long to develop a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus and what we can expect next.
Polio is endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2022. Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP Juli 22, 2022 Polio in New York – an infectious disease doctor explains this exceedingly rare occurrence William Petri, University of Virginia The oral polio vaccine – which is no longer given in the US – relies on a live but weakened virus that can actually be passed from person to person.
The oral polio vaccine is most commonly used in the developing world, despite one big problem. CDC/Alan Janssen, MSPH September 13, 2019 A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide Patricia L. Foster, Indiana University A challenge in eradicating polio comes from a version of the vaccine itself, which relies on live but attenuated virus. Rationally designing a new vaccine could help get rid of polio once and for all.