Autumnal Allure - New York to Montreal with Stay
Date: 13 Sep 2024
Duration: 14 nights
Ship: Insignia
Line: Oceania Cruises
Scientists at the University of Arizona are ready to begin human testing of a plant-based vaccine for the vomiting virus that is the bane of cruise ships. Norovirus is a stomach bug which is highly contagious: it travels rapidly through ‘closed environments’ such as schools, hospitals and – of course – cruise ships.
Norovirus has a million cases annually in the UK alone, and because it’s one of a group of viruses that mutate rapidly and often, it’s hard to create a vaccine that can deal with it. Now the Arizona team, claims that using plants to make and grow the vaccines could be the answer - because the manufacturing process is swift enough to keep up with the rapidly changing virus. Their norovirus vaccine is created in a tobacco plant, using an engineered plant virus and has no infectious material from the original virus but instead triggers the body's immune response to ward off an actual norovirus infection.
Date: 13 Sep 2024
Duration: 14 nights
Ship: Insignia
Line: Oceania Cruises
£4,799 OUTSIDE
£6,499 BALCONY
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£1,999 BALCONY
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£2,899 BALCONY
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