The main strain of flu that’s circulating right now doesn’t exactly match what’s in this year’s flu shot. Source: https://www.livescience.com/flu-shot-bad-match-influenza-b.html
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Researchers Develop Universal Flu Vaccine With Nanoparticles That Protect Against Six Different Viruses
clm1970 shares a report from Georgia State University: A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting protection against influenza virus in mice, showing promise as a universal flu vaccine, according to a study by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University. The double-layered nanoparticle vaccine contains the influenza virus proteins matrix…
Child Flu Deaths Hit Record High for This Time of Year
This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a severe one, particularly for children. Source: https://www.livescience.com/flu-deaths-children.html
Doctors scramble to identify mysterious illness emerging in China
The cause of a viral pneumonia that has affected at least 59 people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China, remains unknown, but authorities have ruled out SARS, MERS and bird flu Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229196-doctors-scramble-to-identify-mysterious-illness-emerging-in-china/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Can You Catch a Cold and the Flu at the Same Time?
You’d have to be particularly unlucky to catch a cold and the flu at the same time, a new study finds. Source: https://www.livescience.com/cold-flu-same-time.html