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Casey Finnerty

Selecting the Viruses in the Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Vaccine | Health Professionals | ... - 0 views

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influenza vaccination

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  • It takes at least six months to produce large quantities of influenza vaccine. For vaccine to be delivered in time for vaccination to begin in October and November, manufacturers may begin to grow one or more of the virus strains in January based on their best guess as to what strains are most likely to be included in the vaccine.
  • Currently, only viruses grown in eggs can be used as vaccine virus strains. If specimens have been grown in other cell lines, they cannot be used for vaccine strains. However, more and more laboratories do not use eggs to grow influenza viruses, making it difficult to obtain potential vaccine strains. In addition, some influenza viruses, like H3N2 viruses, grow poorly in eggs, making it even more difficult to obtain possible vaccine strains.
  • Casey Finnerty on 30 Oct 14
     
    Another follow-up on how viruses are chosen for the seasonal influenza vaccine, and what viruses are used for the current vaccine.
Casey Finnerty

How Influenza (Flu) Vaccines Are Made | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC - 0 views

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influenza vaccination

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  • The most common way that flu vaccines are made is using an egg-based manufacturing process that has been in existence for more than 70 years. Egg-based vaccine manufacturing is used to make both
  • The most common way that flu vaccines are made is using an egg-based manufacturing process that has been in existence for more than 70 years.
  • Casey Finnerty on 30 Oct 14
     
    As a follow-up to yesterday, here is a nice summary on influenza vaccine production.
Casey Finnerty

Ebola animal reservoir between outbreaks: Bats, gorillas, chimpanzees, dogs, pigs. - 0 views

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ebolavirus

shared by Casey Finnerty on 23 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • So why bats? How come they can live with Ebola and so many other viruses, while humans can’t? Scientists bitterly disagree about this.
  • bats have more resilient DNA.
  • bats have overactive immune systems.
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  • Bats make up nearly one-quarter of the mammalian species on Earth,
  • If we’re going to contract any disease from another species, there’s a decent chance it’ll be from a bat.
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