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Administering flu vaccines to children having surgery substantially boosts vaccination rates

Actively offering an influenza (flu) vaccination to children having surgery and general anesthesia increased the number of patients vaccinated by 3,500% at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, according to a...

20 October, 2021

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Two strains changed for Southern Hemisphere 2020 flu vaccine

A World Health Organization (WHO) advisory group, that met in Geneva to assess strains to include in the Southern Hemisphere’s 2020 flu vaccines, recommended swapping out the H3N2 component and one that covers the...

2 October, 2019

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Disrupting the gut microbiome may affect some immune responses to flu vaccination

The normal human gut microbiome is a flourishing community of microorganisms, some of which can affect the human immune system. In a new paper published in Cell, researchers found that oral antibiotics, which can kill...

7 September, 2019

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New approach by Stanford researchers could lead to a lifetime flu vaccine

Another year, another flu vaccine because so far scientists haven’t managed to make a vaccine that protects against all strains of flu. A new approach could end that ritual and protect against deadly pandemic flu. If...

26 June, 2019

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Our “killer” cells’ role in life-long flu vaccine

Killer immune cells that can fight all strains of influenza virus provide the potential for a universal, one-shot flu vaccine. In the battle against the flu, our ‘killer’ immune cells are like the body’s border control...

22 February, 2019

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Chinese scientists create flu vaccine from live virus using “revolutionary” approach

Chinese researchers said they may have found a simple, convenient and potentially “revolutionary” new approach to create effective vaccines by just genetically tweaking live viruses to make them capable of...

8 December, 2016

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New, more effective strategy for producing flu vaccines

A team of researchers led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, professor of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, has developed technology that could improve the production of...

6 December, 2016

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Researchers closer than ever to a 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...

4 October, 2016

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NIH closes in on development of a universal flu vaccine

Each year, scientists across the globe make highly educated guesses to determine which influenza viruses might be the most prevalent in a given season and then craft a vaccine to match a handful of the top strains...

13 September, 2016

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Obesity reduces flu vaccine effectiveness, study finds

Research on mouse models shows potential need to modify influenza vaccinations in humans who are overweight. A new study shows that flu vaccines do not protect obese mice in the same way that they shield lean mice from...

19 August, 2016

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