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2 days ago

Aluminum is Crucial to Vaccinesand Safe. Why are CDC advisers Debating It?

Adjuvants like aluminium enhance vaccine immune responses and are essential for developing next-generation vaccines against tuberculosis, malaria and HIV.
fromNature
3 days ago

Aluminium is crucial to vaccines - and safe. Why are US advisers debating it?

Adjuvants are compounds that boost immune responses, improving the ability of vaccines to elicit long-lasting immunity against infectious diseases. At this week's meeting, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is expected to discuss aluminium, an adjuvant widely used in inoculations against diphtheria, tetanus and hepatitis B, among others. Over the past century, hundreds of millions of people have received vaccines containing small amounts of aluminium as an adjuvant.
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