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Researchers move one step closer to developing effective universal flu vaccine

Researchers move one step closer to developing effective universal flu vaccine

Researchers at McMaster University and two American universities have taken another step closer to developing a much more effective, "one-punch" universal flu vaccine.Their latest findings, published online today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA (PNAS), build upon their earlier discovery of a class of antibodies capable of neutralizing the most dangerous types of Influenza viruses.These antibodies, according to the researchers, essentially "train" the immune system to recognize a portion of the virus that does not change from year-to-year and, in doing so, can pave the way toward a universal vaccine that needs to be given just once and could protect against all future strains of the flu, including mutated strains.


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'One-punch' universal flu vaccine in development

'One-punch' universal flu vaccine in development

Scientists may have found a way to protect against flu and all future and mutated strains of flu through the use of a novel universal vaccine that only needs to be given once.While some antibodies work together to recruit white blood cells, other antibodies block their recruitment.Image credit: McMaster University While some antibodies work together to recruit white blood cells, other antibodies block their recruitment.Image credit: McMaster UniversityFlu is a respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.


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The flu vaccine is set to get a makeover

The flu vaccine is set to get a makeover

For the past eight years, flu shots around the world have contained a virus that was retrieved from a sick person in California in the spring of 2009, in the earliest days of the H1N1 — or swine flu — pandemic.This week, the World Health Organization recommended that flu vaccine manufacturers swap out the component that is based on that virus with an updated version.It is uncommon for a flu virus to remain in the vaccine for such an extended period as the current one.


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Universal flu vaccine designed by scientists

Universal flu vaccine designed by scientists

An international team of scientists have designed a new generation of universal flu vaccines to protect against future global pandemics that could kill millions.The vaccine could give protection for up to 88% of known flu strains worldwide in a single shot, spelling the end of the winter flu season.The collaboration involving the universities of Lancaster, Aston and Complutense in Madrid have applied ground-breaking computational techniques to design the vaccine in a study published in the leading journal Bioinformatics.


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Some skip flu shot to avoid getting sick from vaccine

Some skip flu shot to avoid getting sick from vaccine

Please enable Javascript to watch this videoSALT LAKE CITY – A common reason why people skip the flu shot is because they're worried about feeling sick from the vaccine itself, but doctors say there are some misconceptions.With flu season around the corner, doctors recommend you protect yourself from the influenza virus with the flu vaccine.High risk groups include children, the elderly and those with long-term health conditions.