Thursday 24 November 2022 10:53 PM Flu-turistic: Scientists create super-influenza vaccine that can fight 20 ... trends now

Thursday 24 November 2022 10:53 PM Flu-turistic: Scientists create super-influenza vaccine that can fight 20 ... trends now
Thursday 24 November 2022 10:53 PM Flu-turistic: Scientists create super-influenza vaccine that can fight 20 ... trends now

Thursday 24 November 2022 10:53 PM Flu-turistic: Scientists create super-influenza vaccine that can fight 20 ... trends now

Fluturistic: Scientists create super-influenza vaccine that can fight 20 strains and uses Covid mRNA technology The vaccine stimulates the body to make antibodies for the 20 known flu types It could 'significantly reduce the chances of ever getting a severe flu infection' The shot has shown promising results in ferrets, with humans to be tested next

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Scientists have created a super-vaccine that can fight every known strain of flu and uses the same technology used in Covid shots.

The experimental vaccine - which hasn't been tested on people yet - offered broad protection against 20 influenza A and B subtypes in animal tests.

Given in two shots, it uses the mRNA technology that was pioneered during the pandemic in Moderna and Pfizer's Covid vaccines.

It works by delivering instructions that teach cells to create replicas of proteins that appear on all influenza virus surfaces. 

This trains the body to remember how to recognize and fight any foreign invaders carrying this protein in future. 

The hope is that the universal vaccine would give people a baseline level of immunity that would reduce hospitalizations and deaths each year.

It would also take away the guesswork that goes into developing annual shots months ahead of flu season each year.

Currently, the vaccine is decided based on: which flu viruses are making people ill before the upcoming flu season; how much those viruses are spreading; and how well equipped the body is to deal with those flu viruses based on the previous season's shot. 

It comes amid the biggest flu outbreak in the US in over a decade that is overwhelming hospitals and shutting schools across the country. 

The H3N2 strain is currently wreaking havoc and tends to hit the elderly and very young the hardest.

As of yet, there is no vaccine for H3N2 infection. Scientists have made some moves to start developing a vaccine, but there is no consensus to mass produce one, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The vaccine contains genetic coding instructions for the 20 known flu subtypes. When injected into the body, cells will make replicas of proteins which appear on each flu type. These prompt an immune response where the body creates and remembers antibodies for each flu subtype. The immune response can be recalled if the body encounters flu in the future

The vaccine contains genetic coding instructions for the 20 known flu subtypes. When injected into the body, cells will make replicas of proteins which appear on each flu type. These prompt an immune response where the body creates and remembers antibodies for each flu subtype. The immune response can be recalled if the body encounters flu in the future

While the new vaccine could halt future flu pandemics, it would not be a silver

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