One vaccine may provide broad protection against many respiratory infections and allergens
med.stanford.edu
Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues invented a new vaccine that protects mice from respiratory viruses, bacteria and allergens — the closest yet to a universal vaccine.
      • neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Interesting. Ok, so we’re still a decade or so off from this being viable for humans then? And it sounds like it’s basically keeping you in a mild state of always having allergies to keep your immune system running on all cylinders, correct? So that might have some long term effects as well?

        • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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          3 months ago

          It’s like any other drug that activates receptors, the receptors get burned out and the whole signaling pathway gets shut off.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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      3 months ago

      1. It’s not a vaccine

      2. It will only work if you expect to catch a virus

      3. Overusing a signaling pathway just turns off receptors

      4. Mouse only.