Trinity College study to lead to better vaccines

A way to trigger an immune response that could reduce both the age at which vaccines can be given and the need for multiple booster shots has been discovered.

Scientists from the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin have identified a class of ‘danger signals’ that are highly efficient at triggering an immune response in infants.

Immunisations are scheduled over the first 13 months of life to coincide with the maturation of the infant immune system.