New type of vaccines delivers strong and fast immune response
Date: 27.11.2008
A new **vaccine principle** is being developed by scientists at the University of Copenhagen which - if it works to its full **expected potential** - could help to save millions of lives and revolutionise current vaccine technology.
The ‘InVacc' platform, as it is known, represents an advance on the original **DNA vaccines** and generates new vaccines with greatly enhanced properties. The platform consists of a chain of amino acids attached to a gene of the virus being vaccinated against. This **genetic cocktail** is then inserted into an incapacitated flu-like virus such as the **adenovirus** and injected into the body, where it triggers a broader and more aggressive immune response, enabling the immune system to quickly seek out and destroy the disease when it invades.
"University of Copenhagen":[ http://healthsciences.ku.dk/newslist/invacc/]
