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Vaccines for herpesviruses are not easy to make because the virus can evade the immune system by laying dormant in nerves, among other things. It's just a tough
by npunt 3y ago
Vaccines for herpesviruses are not easy to make because the virus can evade the immune system by laying dormant in nerves, among other things. It's just a tough family of viruses to pin down. There's a phase 1 EBV vaccine [1] but it'll be a while before we see progress.
[1]: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-launches-clinical-trial-epstein-barr-virus-vaccine https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-launches-c...
- londons_explore 3y agoA vaccine doesn't need to stop someone getting infected. It needs to stop that person passing their infection on to others. Thats easier to achieve.