In the making
A universal drug to work against all strains of flu virus
influenza vaccine makers are often flummoxed by the changing nature of the virus. The makers need to keep producing new vaccines because the virus keeps mutating into new strains. World Health Organisation estimates that about 250,000 people die from influenza every year. A team of researchers tried to rework the basics of the influenza vaccine.
A vaccine basically contains the antigens from the pathogen it protects against. In some cases, it is the pathogen in a weak or deactivated form. The vaccine activates the body
Related Content
- First food: business of taste
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in Gahnauli police station area of Bharatpur district, Rajasthan, 06/5/2024
- Recipe for a livable planet: achieving net zero emissions in the agrifood system
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining on the banks of Kanhar and Malia river in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, 03/05/2024
- Climate adaptation and its measurement: challenges and opportunities
- Status report of Punjab Pollution Control Board regarding pollution of Buddha nallah, Ludhiana, Punjab, 22/04/2024