«The vaccine arena is just incredibly difficult; on the other hand, there have been
huge strides with more effective drugs,» says Graham Allaway, a
research scientist and founder of Panacos
Pharmaceuticals.
«There's a
huge body of
research showing that alcohol hand rinses are actually much better at getting rid of bacteria than soap,» says Elaine Larson, a professor of
pharmaceutical and therapeutic
research at the Columbia University School of Nursing.