Jumat, 01 Maret 2013

Key TB Vaccine Trial Fails; More Waiting in the Wings

A highly anticipated study of the first new tuberculosis vaccine in 90 years showed it offered no added benefit over the current vaccine when it came to protecting babies from TB infections, a disappointing but not entirely unexpected outcome, researchers said on Monday.

Mothers and their infants await appointments with health researchers as part of a clinical trial to develop new TB vaccines at the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative’s clinical trial field site in Worcester, South Africa in this April 2012 handout photo obtained by Reuters February 1, 2013. Global health experts are eagerly awaiting clinical trial results - expected early next week - of MVA85A, the first new vaccine in 90 years designed to prevent tuberculosis infections. REUTERS/Aeras/Handout

Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Immunization, Tuberculosis

Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_133717.html

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