New RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus
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Source: UC Riverside
Scientists at UC Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can be used safely even by babies or the immunocompromised.
Every year, researchers try to predict the four influenza strains that are most likely to be prevalent during the upcoming flu season. And every year, people line up to get their updated vaccine, hoping the researchers formulated the shot correctly.
The same is true of COVID vaccines, which have been reformulated to target sub-variants of the most prevalent strains circulating in the U.S.
This new strategy would eliminate the need to create all these different shots, because it targets a part of the viral genome that is common to all strains of a virus. The vaccine, how it works, and a demonstration of its efficacy in mice is described in a paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Read more: https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/04/15/vaccine-breakthrough-means-no-more-chasing-strains
getagrip_already
(14,826 posts)And don't listen to antivax morans.
Or elect them to positions of power.
Clash City Rocker
(3,398 posts)They can still infect some just by keeping the virus active in the population, of course.
Imagine if you dont need a new flu shot every year; imagine if you dont have to worry if they picked the right strains for this years flu shot. It could be a big deal.
tblue37
(65,483 posts)might not have been developed--or perhaps not developed as quickly--we're it not for the pandemic.
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,749 posts)Of the Covid pandemic?
IbogaProject
(2,835 posts)I'm not sure if there has been increased interest and increased funding since 2020.
Wounded Bear
(58,700 posts)mRNA was already in development. That's why they were able to fast track it during the pandemic.
Nice to see more postitive developments.
erronis
(15,328 posts)Hate to see them all get sick and die, but sacrifices need to be made!
Ray Bruns
(4,110 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,700 posts)3catwoman3
(24,032 posts)travel chip.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,363 posts)You should see my aura during solar flare activity, it's awesome.
But, having gotten every Covid shot and booster, I still got the covid this winter. Thanks to UV light, bleach, and novichok, I'm good as new.
Hope22
(1,857 posts)PSPS
(13,614 posts)https://mrdc.health.mil/index.cfm/media/articles/2020/WRAIR_announces_COVID-19_vaccine_candidate
Miguelito Loveless
(4,470 posts)will never take it.
Mr.Bill
(24,317 posts)I'm sticking with drinking bleach.
wnylib
(21,586 posts)forget to take Ivermectin as a preventative.
orwell
(7,775 posts)...the devil's spawn.
Some really smart people on the interwebs told me so...
I'll stick to Apple Cider Vinegar and large hunks of fatty beef!
wnylib
(21,586 posts)about UV light tube orgies?
orwell
(7,775 posts)...my daily health regimen.
Now where's my Ivermectin and bone broth cocktail?
4lbs
(6,858 posts)If that ever happens, I'll sign my pets up to be microchipped too, for FREE, at the government's expense.
Whee!
Chellee
(2,101 posts)So they've essentially cured the common cold. No one could before because there's hundreds of cold variants. But this should target all of them. All the colds, all the flu's, all the covids, rsv. Holy cow. This is big.
republianmushroom
(13,670 posts)Traurigkeit
(243 posts)people vaccinated and STOPPING the disease in the bud.
JudyM
(29,270 posts)LBN sources are restricted to mainstream media so the forum hosts voted to lock this. Ok to repost it in General Discussion though.