Detergents are widely used to dissolve the membrane and external coating of viruses. These detergents are not completely removed and remain in the final vaccine product. Detergent Removal Detergents are widely used in solubilization of membrane and viral envelope proteins, viral removal/inactivation and vaccine purification. These detergents must eventually be removed downstream
Doctors decry lack of Wyeth vaccine – Health policy officials urge rationing of Prevnar, which prevents meningitis By Ed Silverman Star-Ledger Staff – Sunday, May 30, 2004 When Barry Prystowsky heard last November about a sudden shortage of the Prevnar vaccine for meningitis, he was frustrated and alarmed. “It was very aggravating.
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DTaP vaccines have been in used for more than 40 years. Diphtheria is caused by a bacteria, C. diphtheriae. A toxin is produced production only when the bacterium infected by a specific virus (bacteriophage) carrying the genetic information for the toxin (tox gene). Only toxigenic strains can cause severe