In a new report the Public Health England (PHE) has revealed some startling number about the effectiveness of the 2014 to 2015 flu vaccine. While the effectiveness of the vaccine against influenza…
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Research ups hope for more effective, long-lasting flu vaccine
Influenza threat is one that keeps evolving every year rendering vaccines ineffective and completely useless – something that researchers have long been trying to address. In a new research that has upped…
Just a single mutation helped last year’s flu virus to gain advantage over vaccine
Flu vaccine for the year 2014-2015 wasn’t as effective as its predecessors and researchers have finally revealed the reason behind that. According to a study published in Cell Reports just a single…
43% of Brits have natural immunity against seasonal and pandemic flu
Flu is one of the most common disease that affects lots of Britons, but a new study has a found that a whopping 43 per cent of people across England have natural…
Researchers develop vaccines for H5N1, H7N9 avian influenza strains
Researchers with Kansas State University have developed vaccines for two new strains of influenza strains – H5N1 and H7N9 – which can be transmitted from poultry to humans. Researchers employed a new…
Adults get flu just once every five years, new research finds
According to a new study, flu is much less common in adults than people think and those of age 30 and above catch it only once every five years. The findings of…