A Journey in Science: Molecular vaccines for global child health in troubled times of anti-science.
Mol Med
; 30(1): 37, 2024 Mar 15.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38491420
ABSTRACT
My scientific life in translational medicine runs in two parallel, yet often converging paths. The first, is four-decade-long commitment to develop new vaccines for parasitic and neglected tropical diseases, as well as pandemic threats. This includes a vaccine for human hookworm infection that I began as an MD-PhD student in New York City in the 1980s, and a new low-cost COVID vaccine that reached almost 100 million people in low- and middle-income countries. Alongside this life in scientific research, is one in public engagement for vaccine and neglected disease diplomacy to ensure that people who live in extreme poverty can benefit from access to biomedical innovations. A troubling element has been the daunting task of countering rising antivaccine activism, which threatens to undermine our global vaccine ecosystem. Yet, this activity may turn out to become just as important for saving lives as developing new vaccines.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19 Vaccines
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Hookworm Infections
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Mol Med
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Mol. med. (Camb.)
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Molecular medicine (Cambridge)
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos
Country of publication:
Reino Unido