💉"A vaccine for FIP was developed nearly 40 years ago, it is not recommended."❌️
But with this recent research... ✅️
📉📊📈https://ccah.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/.../CCAH_Update...
"After three years of research and development, Brostoff and her team have successfully created an mRNA vaccine that targets structural proteins inside the virus and does not cause ADE-antibody-dependent enhancement."✅️✅️
"Our hope is that if we can vaccinate kittens before, or soon after, they've already been infected with the Gl tract form of coronavirus, that they're going to be able to make an immune response that allows them to get rid of the virus before the switch to FIP happens, said Brostoff."✅️✅️✅️
😺 The team recently published the research and development results in the medical journal, Vaccines. They have filed a patent for the vaccine, and are seeking funding for initial clinical studies in kittens.💪
📲💻https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11281389/
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https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/7/705
❌️"The only available FIP vaccine for use in the United States is limited by the range of virus it protects from (serotype 2) and the minimum age at which it is labeled to be administered to prevent initial FCoV infection (16 weeks, by which time most cats are already FCOV positive.)"
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✅️"This study represents the first of its kind in developing an mRNA vaccine for FIP."
✅️"An effective vaccine strategy to protect cats from FIP should not only have the potential to limit spread after an initial FCOV infection but should also help a persistently infected cat clear the virus prior to the onset of FIP."
"...these properties make mRNA vaccines a highly promising strategy to address infectious diseases for which no safe and effective vaccine exists in veterinary medicine."👍
💉"Overall, mRNA vaccines have yet to make it to the veterinary market. One of the potential reasons for this include concerns over cost of production and cost-effectiveness to produce an mRNA vaccine for FIP."
"mRNA vaccines are at the early stages of development for the veterinary market. A protective FIP vaccine for cats remains a critical need in veterinary medicine."👌
"The study here provides a foundation to justify moving forward with in vivo safety and immunogenicity studies in the target feline species."🐈
🐈⬛"Patents: The technology described herein is the subject of a pending U.S. provisional patent application."
