The vaccine called Hexaxim for infants and toddlers from 6 weeks to 24 months of age, offers protection against six major childhood diseases.
Novel Roadmap to Design a Vaccine for Human Astrovirus
A specific protein structure on the surface of the astrovirus is blocked by a neutralizing antibody, thus preventing the virus from infecting human cells.
A specific protein structure on the surface of the astrovirus is blocked by a neutralizing antibody, thus preventing the virus from infecting human cells.
‘The six-in-one pediatric vaccine offers protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, Haemophilus influenza B and Hepatitis B.’
"We are very excited and proud to introduce India's first six-in-one combination pediatric vaccine," Jean-Pierre Baylet, Country Head - Sanofi Pasteur India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, said in a statement. The innovative vaccine can help reduce administration time and the number of injections that children receive.
Hexaxim today protects infants in more than 60 countries, with over 20 million doses distributed worldwide, Sanofi Pasteur said.
First-ever Vaccine Against Dangerous Designer Opioids
The new vaccine contains a molecule that mimics fentanyl's core structure and the immune system responds to the drug by neutralizing it.
The new vaccine contains a molecule that mimics fentanyl's core structure and the immune system responds to the drug by neutralizing it.
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New Target for Vaccine to Treat Chagas Disease
Th17 cells, a special type of white blood cell, recognizes the presence of a foreign invader and helps other cells in the immune system to initiate an attack.
Th17 cells, a special type of white blood cell, recognizes the presence of a foreign invader and helps other cells in the immune system to initiate an attack.
New Vaccine In Progress for HIV Infections
A research team from Australia are in the progress of creating a new vaccine for HIV.
A research team from Australia are in the progress of creating a new vaccine for HIV.
