Biological challenges to effective vaccines in the developing world.

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci

Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK Vaccinology Theme, MRC Unit, The Gambia, Atlantic Road, Fajara, The Gambia.

Published: June 2015

The reason for holding a meeting to discuss biological challenges to vaccines is simple: not all vaccines work equally well in all settings. This special issue reviews the performance of vaccines in challenging environments, summarizes current thinking on the reasons why vaccines underperform and considers what approaches are necessary to understand the heterogeneity in responses and to improve vaccine immunogenicity and efficacy.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527384PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2014.0138DOI Listing

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