flu season
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Some Good News: Scientists Are Now Testing Out a Universal Flu Vaccine In People
The race to one of medicine’s elusive goals — a universal flu vaccine — is heating up. On Tuesday, the National Institutes of Health announced the phase I clinical trial of one such potential candidate, which will involve up to 100 adult volunteers. In early experiments, the vaccine appeared to protect animals exposed to fatal…
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The Flu Season That Wasn’t
This winter has been a complete nightmare for Americans, thanks to the raging covid-19 pandemic. But new data from the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention continues to show one bright spot: The flu has been suppressed to some of the lowest levels on record. It’s likely that the interventions meant to slow the spread…