The unforgettable first flu

The unforgettable first flu

  The unforgettable first flu Does the first flu you ever caught affect how you will cope with all future flu infections you might encounter, including pandemic flu? This fascinating hypothesis, originally proposed by Thomas Francis in the 1940s and 50s, has been...
mRNA vaccines go into humans

mRNA vaccines go into humans

mRNA vaccines go into humans The most recent epidemics of Ebola, Zika, influenza and many others have contributed to raise awareness of the need for a platform allowing the rapid implementation of new vaccines and antivirals. For vaccines, this platform may have...
Zika: how far from a vaccine?

Zika: how far from a vaccine?

  Zika: how far from a vaccine? About two years after the largest epidemics of Zika virus (ZIKV), how far are we from a vaccine? In a recent minireview on Cell Host & Microbe, Shan et al review the current progress in ZIKV vaccination. The good news is that...