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Global Virus Network Analysis Suggests Measles, Polio and Tuberculosis Vaccines May Boost Immunity to Coronavirus
Innate Immunity Created by Live Attenuated Vaccines Like Measles and Polio May Provide Some Protection Against Future Pandemics - Idea Needs To Be Tested, Scientists Say
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BALTIMORE, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Members of the Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition comprised of human and animal virologists from 63 Centers of Excellence and 11 Affiliates in 35 countries, and colleagues today published a perspective proposing that live attenuated vaccines (LAVs), such as those for tuberculosis, measles, and polio, may induce protective innate immunity that mitigate other infectious diseases, triggering the human body s natural emergency response to infections including COVID-19 as well as future pandemic threats.
University of Maryland School of Medicine Institute of Human Virologyâs Shyam Kottilil, MBBS, PhD Receives Top Award from National Physicianâs Group
Kottilil Awarded Mastership in the American College of Physicians for Groundbreaking Clinical Research and Exceptional Mentorship
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Shyam Kottilil, MBBS, PhD, professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), and Director of UMSOM’s Institute of Human Virology (IHV) Division of Clinical Care and Research, has been awarded Mastership in the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists. Dr. Kottilil is also Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the UMSOM Department of Medicine and is a scientific advisory member of the Global Virus Network (GVN).