The second group of viral antigen-based techniques consists of commercially available immunoassays, commonly referred to as RADTs. Compared with IF, the principle of RSV RADTs is similar in that a ...

This evanescent but critical antigen-binding site made RSV vaccine development difficult. However, mRNA technology allows “more hypothesis-driven complex vaccine design”, says Carfi ...

The only way to know for sure that you have RSV is to get tested. There are rapid RSV antigen tests and molecular tests (RT-PCR). Chang said that you can actually get tested for RSV, the flu ...

Derived from the Latin adjuvare (to help or aid), adjuvants enhance antigen-specific vaccine immunogenicity. Added only when ...

Results of a Phase 1 study showed that more than nine months after the last vaccination, 15 of 16 participants (93%) who received DPX-RSV demonstrated antigen-specific immune responses.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health recommends the recently updated 2024-2025 flu and COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months of ...

This review seeks to familiarize the readers with RSV rapid antigen-detection tests, describe their performance characteristics and comment on their strengths and weaknesses. The authors will ...