Open AccessRoads to advanced vaccines: influenza case study
Author(s) -
Riese Peggy,
Guzmán Carlos A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
microbial biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.287
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 1751-7915
DOI - 10.1111/1751-7915.12835
Subject(s) - cornerstone , influenza vaccine , medicine , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , vaccination , biology , geography , archaeology
Summary Vaccines represent a cornerstone to ensure healthy lives and promote well‐being for all at all ages. However, there are many diseases for which vaccines are not available, are relatively ineffective or need to be adapted periodically. Advances in microbial biotechnology will contribute to overcoming these roadblocks by laying the groundwork for improving and creating new approaches for developing better vaccines, as illustrated here in the case of influenza.