Tiny Nanoparticles Could Be A Big Jump for Flu Vaccines

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Tiny Nanoparticles Could Be A Big Jump for Flu Vaccines

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Wouldn't it be great to get a flu vaccine once and then feel confident that you'd be well protected from influenza for years to come? That's the dream of designers who are working to develop so-called universal flu vaccines. They envision a vaccine that would prompt a robust, long-lasting immune response in the form of antibodies capable of recognizing most of the ever-evolving strains of influenza virus.

Recently, scientists at NIAID's Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and their NIAID-supported colleagues at the University of Washington School of Medicine's Institute for Protein Design (IPD) used small particles to make a huge leap towards the goal of a universal flu vaccine.

 

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