No More Annual Flu Shot? New Target Found for Universal Influenza Vaccineby The Scripps Research InstituteA new antibody discovered in the blood of some people vaccinated against or infected with influenza can recognize a broad variety of flu viruses
NewsThese Less Common Proteins May Help Fend off the Fluby American Society for MicrobiologyAn efficient way to boost the efficacy of vaccines against influenza type B might be hiding in plain sight
NewsOur ‘Killer’ Cells’ Role in Life-Long Flu Vaccineby University of MelbourneKiller immune cells that can fight all strains of influenza virus provide the potential for a universal, one-shot flu vaccine
NewsDiscovery Paves Way for Better Flu Prevention, Treatmentby The Scripps Research InstituteScientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a new aspect of the flu virus and how it interacts with antibodies in the lungs
NewsPast Encounters with the Flu Shape Vaccine Responseby University of Chicago MedicineImmune history influences vaccine effectiveness, interacting with other potential problems arising from the manufacturing process
NewsNanoparticle Vaccine Offers Universal Protection against Influenza A Viruses, Study Findsby Georgia State UniversitySeasonal flu vaccines must be updated each year to match the influenza viruses that are predicted to be most common during the upcoming flu season, but protection doesn't always meet expectations
NewsThe Flu Vaccine Could Get a Much-Needed Boostby University of California - Los AngelesNew approach developed at UCLA could help curtail hospitalizations due to influenza infection
NewsGuidelines Say No Special Precautions Needed for Flu Shots for People Allergic to Eggsby American College of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyNo greater risk of reaction than for those without an allergy
NewsResearchers Developing, Testing Nanovaccine to Protect against the Flu Virusby Iowa State UniversityResearchers from three different universities are working together to develop and test what they think could be a better way to fight the flu
NewsAnnual Influenza Vaccination Does Not Prevent Natural Immunityby University of BergenA recent study shows that there are no negative effects from having annual influenza vaccination
NewsNew Mechanism for Battling Influenzaby University of Colorado BoulderResearchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism, by which the human immune system tries to battle the influenza A virus