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Oral Vaccination by Poliovirus-Like Particle Protein Chips

Hajime Mori of Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan will develop protein chips that encapsulate poliovirus-like particles (PLP) for use as a safe and effective polio vaccine. When the PLP-protein chips are orally administered, they pass through the stomach without degradation and then are gradually released into the gut to induce a strong immunity against poliovirus infection.

More information about The Poliovirus Endgame: Create ways to Accelerate, Sustain and Monitor Eradication (Round 6)