CSB202H1 Lecture Notes - Pertussis Vaccine, Pertussis, Global Spread Of H5N1
3 Jun 2013
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Vaccines and vaccine development april 3, 2013. Causes of death in children under 5 years of age. Measles there are safe, effective vaccines available but not reaching the children that need them. The problem with controlling infectious disease in some case is the ability to provide the product in enough quantity to give to people that need it. Prostate cancer vaccine candidates are being developed for chornic, non-infecitous disease. Easy targets amenable to technological approaches developed 30-40 years ago sufficiently large market. Still large list of pathogens that represent reasonable targets for vaccine development. Pathogens can evoke immune response that is pathologic, not protective ex. Product developed if investment seems likely to be paid back or if charity is willing to subsidize. Social environment and benefit of using vaccine should be commensurate with cost of developing and providing vaccine to people in need of product.
