The Future of Influenza Vaccines: A Historical and Clinical Perspective

For centuries, the development of vaccines to prevent infectious disease was an empirical process. From smallpox variolation in Song dynasty China, through the polysaccharide capsule vaccines developed in the 1970s, vaccines were made either from the pathogen itself, treated in some way to render it...

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Main Author: Nicole M. Bouvier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Vaccines
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/6/3/58