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Increase in serious pneumococcal infections not covered by childhood vaccine
Date: 2007/04/26 14:19 By: jbohm1 Status: User  
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This thread discusses the Content article: Increase in serious pneumococcal infections not covered by childhood vaccine

This article is a great reminder that the diseases we thought are ancient history can be come prevalent today.

I think educating the public about vaccinnations is a key but I also think that resistant forms are easily established in this environment.
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Re:Increase in serious pneumococcal infections not covered by childhood vaccine
Date: 2007/04/26 14:22 By: wlw Status: User  
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You make a great point about increases in resistant forms.

I think the article is indicating that research and development into new sub-types of vaccines should be investigated just as intensively now as when the vaccine was first developed so we can be prepared the new strains that arise.
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Re:Increase in serious pneumococcal infections not covered by childhood vaccine
Date: 2007/04/27 12:00 By: toledo Status: User  
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I think it is impossible to "keep one step" of pathogens because the genetic mutations are random.

Once a new resistant strain develops, the goal should be to prepare an effective vaccine as soon as possible.
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Re:Increase in serious pneumococcal infections not covered by childhood vaccine
Date: 2007/04/27 12:04 By: ohiomd Status: User  
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It is possible to anticipate because of the biotechology that is available. Not necessarily that it will be successful but I know that pharmaceutical companies engineer a broad range of randomly mutated strains and identify which mutations could likely cause a resistant phenotype.
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