Zika vaccine from live virus found to protect mice
Rapid and promising progress has been made towards Zika vaccines, but they have been made either from an inactivated version of the Zika virus or subunits of the virus.
Apr 11, 2017, 13:47 PM IST
Zika virus: No vaccine for women before 2020, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said that about 40 potential vaccines for the Zika virus are being tested, but none are likely to be available for women of childbearing age before 2020.
Feb 02, 2017, 11:17 AM IST
Zika vaccines give complete protection against virus in monkeys!
The researchers found that all the three experimental vaccines, when tested on rhesus monkeys gave complete protection against infection with the virus.
Aug 05, 2016, 14:15 PM IST
Two new Zika vaccines give '100% protection' to mice in tests!
These two vaccine candidates both provided complete protection against Zika virus challenge in mice, said study author Dan Barouch.
Jun 29, 2016, 11:59 AM IST
