A new protocol for Hepatitis A vaccination to prevent a vaccine-resistant virus

(University of Barcelona) Researchers of the University of Barcelona (UB) have analysed, with massive sequencing techniques for the first time, the evolution of the Hepatitis A virus with samples from patients. The results, published in the journal EBioMedicine, show the presence of variants of the virus that could escape the effects of the vaccine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news