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Tethered antibodies present a potential new approach to prevent influenza virus infections
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A study identifies new markers associated with protection by the RTS,S malaria vaccine
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Clostridioides difficile infection increases likelihood of non-home discharge
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Novel DNA vaccine design offers broad protection against influenza-A H3N2
Posted on October 30, 2018 | No CommentsResearchers developed a novel DNA influenza vaccine based on four micro-consensus antigenic regions selected to represent the diversity of seasonal H3N2 viruses across decades. The DNA vaccine protected mice against a lethal challenge with more than one […]