<p>Joshy Jacob of Emory University in the U.S. will test the hypothesis that immunizing newborns with soluble rather than particulate antigens will overcome maternal- mediated suppression of infant immune responses to vaccines. By overcoming the ability of maternal antibodies to suppress vaccine-induced immunity, vaccinations could be given earlier, accelerating protective immunity in the first few months of life.</p>


Joshy Jacob of Emory University in the U.S. will test the hypothesis that immunizing newborns with soluble rather than particulate antigens will overcome maternal- mediated suppression of infant immune responses to vaccines. By overcoming the ability of maternal antibodies to suppress vaccine-induced immunity, vaccinations could be given earlier, accelerating protective immunity in the first few months of life.