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Soldiers in Horn of Africa protected against seasonal flu
A team from the Expeditionary Medical Facility here vaccinated servicemembers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonier from the influenza virus Oct. 15 and 16. Influenza is a viral disease that can be spread by coughing, sneezing or nasal secretions and one which hospitalizes more than 200,000 people and kills more than 30,000 people every year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Getting a shot is a whole … Read entire article »
That Monkey Saved My Life!
Here’s my article about Vero cells and how they are improving vaccine production. I am currently part of a clinical phase three trial using influenza vaccine produced with Vero cells. March 27, 1962. It doesn’t sound like a remarkable date in history. Millions of people alive today and billions of people yet to be born share that date as a second birthday. If the work of Y. Yasumura and Y. Kawakita at Chiba University in Japan on that date had not been done, those people would not have a life to live. He was an ordinary adult African Green Monkey. He may have had a name, or just a number. On that day, one of his kidneys was removed for study. The cells were cultured and some extraordinary discoveries were made. … Read entire article »
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