Universal flu vaccine could counter future pandemic

Universal flu vaccine could counter future pandemic Scientists say they have made a breakthrough designing a vaccine against all 20 known types of flu.

It uses the same messenger-ribonucleic-acid (mRNA) technology as successful Covid vaccines.

Flu mutates and the current annual jab is updated to ensure the best match for the sort circulating but would probably not protect against new pandemic types.

The new vaccine triggered high levels of antibodies, in tests on ferrets and mice, that could fight a broad range. BBC News

See also:

• A multivalent nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine against all known influenza virus subtypes (abstract) Science