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New universal flu vaccine to prevent global pandemics
New universal flu vaccine to prevent global pandemics
London, October 1Scientists have designed a new generation of universal flu vaccines that protects against majority of the known viral strains and help prevent future global pandemics that could kill millions.The researchers devised two universal vaccines.One can protect against up to 88 per cent of known flu strains worldwide in a single shot, spelling the end of the winter flu season.
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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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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.
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