Category Archives: Vaccines

After many setbacks, cross-presentation provides new hope for a Herpes Simplex Virus 1 vaccine

Posted on April 27, 2012 by David Esteban

Contributed by guest blogger: Stephanie Mischell ’12
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is making news due to a paper by Jing et al identifying two promising new candidate antigens for a vaccine. HSV-1 is a widespread public health issue, infecting … Continue reading →

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Does the Flu Vaccine Work?

Posted on September 28, 2011 by David Esteban

There is a photo circulating on Facebook that shows the package insert for a flu vaccine that appears to indicate that the vaccine has not been shown to be effective against influenza. Of course, this has gone viral, (sorry … Continue reading →

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Dear Hudson Valley Parent Magazine, Part 2

Posted on September 5, 2011 by David Esteban

Hopefully readers will remember that several months ago I posted a draft of a letter to Hudson Valley Parent Magazine, a local parenting magazine that can be picked up free pretty much everywhere in the Hudson Valley, including doctor’s offices … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Rinderpest, Hello Measles

Posted on May 27, 2011 by David Esteban

Variola virus, the agent of smallpox, once held a lonely spot on the list of globally eradicated diseases. Now it is joined by rinderpest, the cattle plague. The OIE (Organization for Animal Health) declared the disease eradicated and … Continue reading →

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Swine Flu: New and Improved!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by David Esteban

Contributed by guest blogger: Marni Hershbain ’11
Flu season is never enjoyable, but some seasons are certainly worse than others. The 2009 swine flu outbreak was particularly serious because the 2009 H1N1 strain was a novel virus, formed via … Continue reading →

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Can adenovirus be used to help cure a cocaine addiction?

Posted on April 27, 2011 by David Esteban

Contributed by guest blogger: Jessica Hughes ’11
It is well known that drug addiction is a worldwide problem, and so finding a therapy or cure for this issue would be extremely valuable. Scientists have been trying to create a vaccine for … Continue reading →

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Dear Hudson Valley Parent Magazine

Posted on April 18, 2011 by David Esteban

Updated April 20
A local parenting magazine just published a story by Robert Lachman on vaccines and autism perpetuating the false link between them. An online version is available, which is slightly different from the paper version. In the … Continue reading →

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A possible new HIV vaccine target?

Posted on April 13, 2011 by David Esteban

Contributed by guest blogger: Lydia Mendoza ’11
In 2009, it was estimated that 33.3 million people in the world were living with HIV/AIDS. Since the discovery of HIV, more than two decades ago, money has poured into research in the hopes … Continue reading →

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Can miRNAs help further attenuate influenza A vaccines?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by David Esteban

Contributed by Guest Blogger: Brittany Sider ’11
MicroRNA (miRNA) molecules, first characterized in the early 1990s, have been implicated in a variety of different biological mechanisms. It took almost a decade for researchers to detect and understand the role of miRNAs … Continue reading →

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Eat Your Vaccines

Posted on February 16, 2011 by David Esteban

Contributed by guest blogger: Nicole Engelhardt ’11
Usually when you get a vaccine it means you get a needle and a bandage. Not only that, but you get an attenuated virus. These weakened virus particles are strikingly similar to … Continue reading →

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