Dutch PhD develops fast method for preparing flu vaccine
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 17:14
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- A shortage of flu vaccines may soon become a thing of the past. Researcher Manon Cox has designed an alternative process for producing large quantities of safe and effective vaccines at twice to four times the usual speed. The method is based on using insect cells in bioreactors instead of fertilised chicken`s eggs, which have a limited availability.