ved schreef:
Universal vaccine could put an end to all flu:
www.newscientist.com/article/mg203272...Goed overzichtsartikel waarin vermelding van Crucell's Influenza Monoclonal Antibodies
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'n Paar interessante quotes, bv over het nadeel voor de pharma's om een universeel flu vaccin te ontwikkelen, dat je heel lang (misschien levenslang) bescherming geeft:
[quote=Newscientist]
There are also commercial barriers: the better a vaccine works, the less you sell. Companies have little incentive to invest in products people will only take once or twice.
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Maar als het wel komt, dan:
[quote=Newscientist]
Health authorities could combine flu with the other childhood vaccinations, greatly reducing the overall disease burden.
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Als het zover is (2019): Decavaxem, nu met universal flu component!
[quote=Newscientist]
Many other companies hope to mass-produce flu proteins using mammal or insect cells. "But it's not faster than eggs, and it's more expensive," claims Alan Shaw of VaxInnate, which instead uses bacteria.
In addition to its universal vaccine (see main article), VaxInnate has grown the haemagglutinin from 2009 H1N1 in E. coli. "Nobody else can match this for speed," says Shaw. "The first batch of E. coli-based vaccine is enormous, and you can start a new batch every four days." But clinical trials have been delayed by the pandemic.