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Novel Ways of Inducing Early Life Immunity

Volker Gerdts of Canada's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization proposes to use live viral vectors to immunize fetuses during pregnancy to induce immune responses in the unborn baby, thereby protecting the infant against early life infections.

More information about Create New Ways of Protecting Against Infectious Diseases (Round 1)

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