In the study, mice given a lethal dose of dengue virus less than a week after receiving the protective DMAb were completely protected from lethal disease — significantly more
rapid than vaccine - driven protection, which can take weeks to months to reach peak efficacy levels.
Not exact matches
But Nabel noticed that this modified adenovirus alone stimulated
rapid antibody production, and even produced a T - cell response, although at a lower level
than the DNA
vaccine.
For this, a
vaccine response more
rapid than the spread of the virus and one that can stop damage to the cells is sufficient.
This
rapid sequencing was one factors that meant
vaccine trials could be started in February 2015, less
than one year after the epidemic had been recognised.
This allows local immunity to develop on the mucous membranes of the nose, throat, and windpipe where the infectious agents first attack and provides more
rapid protection against infection
than the injectable
vaccine.