Discovery of Novel Single Shot Nano Polio Vaccine
May 28, 2018
Source: Ddu
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It takes up to 3-4 doses of polio vaccination to build up immunity against the disease. Hence completion of all doses seems to be a herculean task, especially in remote areas.
A research team from MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research in Cambridge, US discovered a novel one-shot nano polio vaccine to eradicate polio. The inactivated polio vaccine was encapsulated in a biodegradable polymer named as PLGA. It degrades after a certain period of time, whereby the research team can control when the vaccine is out. The initial release would be at the time of injection and the second one would be after 25 days.
Dr. Ana Jaklenec, research scientist from MIT said, “Having a one-shot vaccine that can elicit full protection could be very valuable in being able to achieve eradication; Children in some of these hard-to-reach developing world locations tend to not get the full series of shots necessary for protection. The goal is to ensure that everyone globally is immunized.”
The vaccine will proceed for clinical trials soon and the team is also planning to apply the same strategy in order to control other dreadful diseases such as HIV and Ebola.
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