New steps toward a universal flu vaccine

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New steps toward a universal flu vaccine

<h1 id="headline" class="story">New Steps Toward a Universal Flu Vaccine</h1>Researchers at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine have developed a novel influenza vaccine that could represent the next step towards a universal influenza vaccine eliminating the need for seasonal immunizations. They report their findings in the inaugural issue of mBio™, the first online, open-access journal published by the American Society for Microbiology.


"Current influenza vaccines are effective against only a narrow range of influenza virus strains. It is for this reason that new vaccines must be generated and administered each year. We now report progress toward the goal of an influenza virus vaccine which would protect against multiple strains," says Peter Palese, an author on the study.


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