We Now Have The Technology To Develop Vaccines That SPREAD THEMSELVES

This article is over a year old…

www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732960-100-we-now-have-the-technology-to-develop-vaccines-that-spread-themselves/

We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!

A more radical approach relies on inserting a small piece of the genome of the infectious disease agent into a benign virus that spreads naturally through the animal population. As this transmissible vaccine spreads from animal to animal, it immunises them against the target infectious disease, vastly increasing immunity within the animal population and reducing the risk of spillover to humans.

Views:

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.