§ Sir R. Russellasked the Lord President of the Council and Minister for Science what progress has been made by the Common Cold Research Unit in producing a vaccine to prevent or cure the common cold.
§ Mr. HoggThe Common Cold Research Unit is pursuing this work under a collaborative arrangement between the Medical Research Council, the National Research Development Corporation and three pharmaceutical firms. Much requires to be done before a vaccine suitable for general use is likely to be available. Work is now in hand to determine the conditions necessary to give a good antibody response in human subjects and to select the types of organism most suitable for inclusion in a vaccine. A continuing supply of volunteers is essential if the progress of this work is to be maintained.