Zika vaccine protects both mom and fetus, but mom needs a higher dose when pregnant

(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston showed, for the first time, that a single, higher dose of vaccination to a pregnant mouse safely protects both her and her fetus from the Zika virus.The researchers found that a single, less potent dose was not enough to protect the fetus. The findings are currently available in Nature Communications.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news