FORBES - Researchers are pitching a new vaccine method for infants that offers continued protection with just a single dose, even if the virus mutates, according to a new study that could set the stage for “universal vaccines.”
The research team from the University of California, Riverside, believes because this strategy doesn’t rely on the body’s immune response to disease, it will also be suitable for babies, whose immune systems are still developing.
“It is broadly applicable to any number of viruses, broadly effective against any variant of a virus and safe for a broad spectrum of people,” Rong Hai, a study author and virologist at the University of California, Riverside, said in a statement. “This could be the universal vaccine that we have been looking for.”