Good news, but dated news (Oct. 2019)! Will we finally develop better flu vaccines! It is an enormous scandal that in the 20th year of the 21st century we are still not able to defeat viruses like influenza, common cold or coronavirus although we have the technology and knowledge to do so!
"A nationwide team of researchers has found an antibody that protects mice against a wide range of potentially lethal influenza viruses, advancing efforts to design of a universal vaccine that could either treat or protect people against all strains of the virus. ... the antibody at the center of the study binds to a protein called neuraminidase, which is essential for the flu virus to replicate in the body"
By targeting flu-enabling protein, newly discovered antibody may protect against wide-ranging strains | Scripps Research The findings could lead to a universal flu vaccine and more effective emergency treatments.
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