New research boosts future whooping cough vaccines

Published on April 5, 2025

New research could aid in improving whooping cough vaccines to once again push this disease toward eradication by targeting two key weaknesses in the infection.

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An antiviral chewing gum to reduce influenza and herpes simplex virus transmission

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Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral chewing gum to substantially reduce viral loads of two herpes simplex viruses and two influenza A strains in experimental models.

Viral 'backbone' underlies variation in rotavirus vaccine effectiveness

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