Shutterstock 26 febrero 2023 Is there a vaccine for RSV or respiratory syncytial virus? After almost 60 years, several come at once Lara Herrero, Griffith University y 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 22 julio 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 13 septiembre 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.