Fresh Hopes for Fridge-free Vaccines

[Ursa major]

Scientists at Oxford University have found a way of keeping vaccines stable without refrigeration.

Writing in Science Translational Medicine, they say the breakthrough could significantly help efforts to immunise more children in rural Africa.

The researchers mixed the vaccines with two types of sugar before slowly drying them on a filter paper.

This preserved the jabs, which were then easily reactivated when needed for injection.

BBC News - Scientists raise fresh hopes for fridge-free vaccines
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[jojajihisc]

I wanted to say the author's attempt at a good title for his article has gone stale, but I actually kind of like it. I hope it proves effective. I just saw a Harper's index figure that said "chance that a child orphaned from AIDS is from Africa: 19:20."

 

[nj1]

Great news, I can't stand fridges in my vaccines!

 

[Chinook]

Hmm... So that's why my girlfriend is so frigid. Too many vaccines!

 

[Brian G Turner]

Or not enough TLC.