Old 02-20-2010, 01:30 AM

Scientists raise hope of a fridge-free vaccine

Would be nice especially for third world countries.



Scientists at Oxford University have found a way of keeping vaccines stable without refrigeration.

Writing in Science Translational Medicine, they say the breakthrough could significantly help efforts to immunise more children in rural Africa.

The researchers mixed the vaccines with two types of sugar before slowly drying them on a filter paper.

This preserved the jabs, which were then easily reactivated when needed for injection.

BBC news


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