Encouraging clinical data for universal flu vaccine candidate
by Helen Stillwell The results from a phase I clinical trial to test the safety and immunogenicity of a universal flu vaccine candidate reported encouraging results – strong titers of broad and functional antibodies persisted for over a year in healthy adults following vaccination. Influenza viruses contain segmented RNA genomes. The viral envelope contains two types glycoproteins […]
Source: virology blog - Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Helen Stilwell antibody HA stem influenza phase I clinical trial universal flu vaccine viral virus viruses Source Type: blogs