Researchers work to develop hantavirus vaccine as cruise ship outbreak raises global alarm
Researchers say silica-coated vaccines could avoid freezing and reach remote areas as they move closer to clinical trials for hantavirus protection.
- EnsiliTech CEO Asel Sartbaeva is developing a hantavirus vaccine using a protective silica coating, with clinical trials planned as the next step following extensive pre-clinical work.
- Many vaccines require refrigeration or freezing during transport and storage, a significant obstacle in regions without reliable power. Sartbaeva identified this barrier as critical to global vaccine distribution.
- Researchers are working on a potential solution by encasing vaccines in a protective layer of silica, the material sand is made from. They are also exploring drone delivery to remote areas.
- "We're looking at something like 1.5 million infants," Sartbaeva said, referring to children dying from vaccine-preventable diseases because distribution barriers prevent vaccine access.
- Researchers in England, Texas, and South Africa are collaborating on the vaccine development, as recent outbreaks have drawn global attention and increased interest in securing research funding.
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