And Now… “Promising New Hantavirus Vaccine Under Development”
May 8th, 2026Mmm hmm.
Via: Daily Mail:
An international team of scientists are working to develop a vaccine against deadly hantavirus after an outbreak of the rat-borne virus on luxury cruise ship left three dead.
Currently there is no specific cure or vaccine approved for hantavirus, which, if it progresses to the more serious hantavirus pulmonary syndrome can kill around 40 per cent of patients infected.
Scientists based at the University of Bath have developed a new antigen against Hantaan disease, which originates from the Hantavirus group.
The vaccine has been tested in the lab as well as on animals, and according to a spokesperson, has returned ‘excellent’ immune responses.
But more work needs to be done, including rigorous clinical trials, before the vaccine can be approved for use.
