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Progress Reported on Universal Flu Vaccines

posted by CoolHand on Tuesday August 25 2015, @10:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the super-flu-ent-in-vaccines dept.

takyon writes:

Two separate U.S. teams have reportedly made progress on creating a universal influenza vaccine, according to the BBC:

Researchers say they are closer to developing a vaccine to give life-long protection against any type of flu, after promising trials in animals. Two separate US teams have found success with an approach that homes in on a stable part of the flu virus. That should remove the problem with current flu vaccines which must be given anew each year because they focus on the mutating part of the virus.

The proof-of-concept work is published in Science journal and Nature Medicine [both paywalled]. Studies are now needed in humans to confirm that the method will work in man.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by wonkey_monkey on Tuesday August 25 2015, @12:35PM

    by wonkey_monkey (279) on Tuesday August 25 2015, @12:35PM (#227547) Homepage

    Progress Reported on Universal Flu Vaccines

    I had Galactic Flu last year and it wasn't fun. I really don't want to get Universal Flu.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 25 2015, @04:56PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 25 2015, @04:56PM (#227671)

    However I'm interested to learn more about that Progress who reported on the vaccine. Is is a newspaper? Or some medical organization?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 26 2015, @01:04AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 26 2015, @01:04AM (#227894)

    Andromeda strain?