I'm writing this with a dull ache in my left arm, sore from my third COVID booster. My second was in April when I also got a flu vaccination, which was funded by my employer. The arrival of the fifth wave of COVID in Aotearoa ...
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Researchers are reporting progress on the path to a "universal" flu vaccine—one that would battle all strains of the virus and give the world a weapon against future flu pandemics.
Apr 20, 2023
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A recent outbreak of H5N1 at a mink farm in Spain caused international concern that the avian influenza virus might be creeping closer to achieving pandemic potential.
Feb 27, 2023
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Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are currently developing and testing various "combined" vaccines to guard against diseases such as COVID-19, influenza and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) in one single injection.
Nov 30, 2022
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Development of a universal flu vaccine has been a long-sought goal, and as flu scientists begin to see light at the end of a decades-long tunnel, encouraging data have emerged on an experimental shot. It appears effective ...
A new universal flu vaccine constructed with key parts of the influenza virus offers broad cross protection against different strains and subtypes of influenza A viruses in young and aged populations, according to a new study ...
Jul 1, 2022
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Scientists at Scripps Research, University of Chicago and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a new Achilles' heel of influenza virus, making progress in the quest for a universal flu vaccine. Antibodies ...
Dec 23, 2021
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New research from an immunology team at the University of Chicago may shed light on the challenges of developing a universal flu vaccine that would provide long-lasting and broad protection against influenza viruses.
Oct 22, 2020
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As Americans begin pulling up their sleeves for an annual flu vaccine, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have provided new insights into an alternative vaccine approach that provides broader protection ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Some common strains of influenza have the potential to mutate to evade broad-acting antibodies that could be elicited by a universal flu vaccine, according to a study led by scientists at Scripps Research.
Jun 23, 2020
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