Date: Nov 24, 2010 Source: (
click here to go to the source)
A report, 'New insights for development of a safe and protective RSV vaccine,' is newly published data in Human Vaccines. "Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the leading cause of pneumonia and bronchiolitis in infants and children <1 year old, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is currently no RSV vaccine," researchers in the United States report.
"In the 1960s, a formalin-inactivated RSV (FI-RSV) vaccine trial led to exacerbated disease upon natural infection of vaccinees, including two deaths. The causes involved in the disastrous results of these vaccine trials are still unclear but they remain the engine for searching new...
