An aspect of the present invention is directed towards DNA plasmid vaccines capable of generating in a mammal an immune response against a plurality of influenza virus subtypes, comprising a DNA plasmid and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The DNA plasmid is capable of expressing a consensus ...
Influenza may cause severe disease in immunosuppressed patients. Different vaccines have been proved to be efficacious to prevent influenza in tranplant recipients. Since the last five years the addition of adjuvants to improve the immune response to vaccine preparations has been proposed and evaluated...
Ever since the first vaccine was developed in 1796 to treat smallpox,1 several different methods have been created to develop successful vaccines. Today, those methods, known as vaccine technologies, are more advanced and use the latest technology to hel
As determined by the CDC, the viruses in a flu shot andFluMistvaccine are updated each year based on international surveillance and scientists' estimations about which flu types and strains will be most potent that year. Previously, allflu vaccinesprotected against three influenza viruses: one infl...
Explain how vaccines provide protection against disease. In your response, discuss the acquired immune response and explain how that is related to vaccines. What are the chemical components of the flu vaccine each year? What are the components of the yearly influenza vaccine? How is it manufacture...
original vaccines that were developed by this approach, then more broadly at how the immune system provides protection at two sites of infection – the airways and the guts. Finally, we will look at two viral pathogens, polio and influenza, and the past, present and future of vaccines for ...
Worldwide, influenza leads to 3-5 million severe cases of influenza and 290,000-650,000 influenza-related respiratory deaths annually, despite the availability of current influenza vaccines. Influenza affects people of all ages, but older adults are disproportionately affected by influenza and its ...
Seasonal influenza vaccines are available yearly and are recommended to decrease the chance of contracting influenza. Vaccines against RSV and SARS-CoV2 are available and recommended to reduce the chance of severe viral pneumonia and hospitalization in those at risk. Vaccines against the measlesvirus ...
Due to the high mutation and recombination rates of the influenza virus, current clinically licensed influenza vaccines and anti-influenza drugs provide limited protection against the emerging influenza virus epidemic. Therefore, universal influenza vacc
Is the flu vaccine effective against all types of flu viruses? Most flu vaccines in the US protect against four different (quadrivalent) flu viruses (quadrivalent): an influenza A (H1N1) virus, an influenza A (H3N2) virus, and two influenza B viruses. Some flu vaccines protect against th...