The End of Pneumonia? New Vaccine Offers Hope. (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

The End of Pneumonia? New Vaccine Offers Hope.

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The image, above, shows how the new vaccine under development works. The circles represent strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae, the bacteria that causes pneumonia. The left side of the image shows the immune system attacking bacteria before it colonizes the body. The middle section shows forms of S. pneumoniae not covered by current immunizations settling in the body. The right portion shows the new vaccine attacking those bacteria only after they become problematic.

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Credit: 'Jones et al., Sci. Adv. 2017;3: e1701797.'

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