VACCINES ARE EFFECTIVE AT protecting not only individuals but also communities. In the last fifty years, global immunisation programs have developed such strong “herd immunity” that some diseases, e.g. smallpox and polio, have been effectively eliminated. Currently, in terms of commercially available vaccines, the traditional methods of vaccine development are still leading the attack against… Read more »
ABSTRACT THIS PAPER DESCRIBES the rationale for current work undertaken at the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Centre (CERN DC) investigating the feasibility of pre-exposure approaches to counteracting the toxicity of the chemical warfare agent sulphur mustard (HD). HD is a vesicant that causes severe, slow-healing lesions in skin, lungs and eyes. The work… Read more »
Vaccines are effective at protecting not only individuals, but also communities. In the last fifty years, global immunisation programs have developed such strong “herd immunity” that some diseases, e.g. smallpox and polio, have been effectively eliminated. Currently, in terms of commercially available vaccines, the traditional methods of vaccine development are still leading the attack against… Read more »
