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Why resistance is common in antibiotics, but rare in vaccines

By Celia Souque, Postdoctoral Researcher, Microbiology, University of Oxford
Louis du Plessis, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oxford
Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide problem to the extent that there is a grave risk that common infections will soon become untreatable. Meanwhile, vaccines developed nearly a century ago still protect us from deadly diseases. What might explain this difference?

Bacteria have evolved resistance to every…The Conversation


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