USU Discovery Leads to Development of Vaccine to Help Prevent Deadly Virus
Monday, November 5, 2012 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
A scientific discovery made in the laboratory of Christopher C. Broder, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and immunology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), has led to the development of a vaccine to aid in the prevention of the deadly Hendra virus. On Nov. 1, Pfizer Animal Health announced that the new vaccine, called Equivac(r) HeV, is now available for use in Australia.