TB Vaccine More Powerful When Given Intravenously

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TB Vaccine More Powerful When Given Intravenously

#1 Post by auntiebi0tic » Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:32 pm

"The effects are amazing," said researcher JoAnne Flynn, a professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at the Pitt Center for Vaccine Research. "When we compared the lungs of animals given the vaccine intravenously versus the standard route, we saw a 100,000-fold reduction in bacterial burden. Nine out of 10 animals showed no inflammation in their lungs."
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