A universal flu vaccine that could prevent a potential influenza pandemic has been a holy grail for epidemiologists around the
Category: Influenza
NIH announces two awards for multi-year studies of influenza immunity in children
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has announced two awards
Flu’s “hidden target” may lead to universal vaccine: study
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, have discovered a “hidden target”
One vaccine against two deadliest respiratory diseases in the world – influenza and pneumococcal infections won’t know what hit them
Vaccines are becoming more specialized. They work better and rarely cause unwanted side effects, but you need more of them.
New approach by Stanford researchers could lead to a lifetime flu vaccine
If the virus that causes flu were an ice cream cone, then the yearly vaccine teaches the immune system to
H3N2 viruses mutate during vaccine production but new tech could fix it
In late March 2019, the World Health Organization and a vaccine advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration selected
Paying pharmacists for consultations about vaccines would actually save a lot of money
Pharmacists are underused resources in the healthcare system. Despite going through extensive training they are commonly working pretty much as
Scientists review influenza vaccine research progress and opportunities
In a new series of articles, experts in immunology, virology, epidemiology, and vaccine development detail efforts to improve seasonal influenza
NIH begins first-in-human trial of a universal influenza vaccine candidate
The first clinical trial of an innovative universal influenza vaccine candidate is examining the vaccine’s safety and tolerability as well
Scientists might have Found a Way to Produce a Universal Flu Vaccine
Influenza – a viral infection that many people think is barely different from the common cold – is actually caused