Apoorva MandavilliNov 29, 2022

Imagine a single dose of vaccine that prepares your body to fight every known strain of influenza — a so-called universal flu vaccine that could protect the country against future pandemics.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/health/universal-flu-vaccine.html

One Step Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine?

Scientists have tested in animals a vaccine that may protect against 20 strains of influenza, helping to prevent another pandemic.

Show threadJoe Gilvary

@apoorva

This looks interesting. Do you know if there's an idea what the time frame for testing with people could look like?

Nov 29, 2022 at 5:33pmWeb
Show threadApoorva MandavilliNov 30, 2022
@CatChullain no idea, they still have some hoops to jump through. But I’d say at least 2-3 years to even get started
Show threadJoe GilvaryNov 30, 2022
@apoorva
Thank you!