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Human trials of universal flu vaccine begin

Human trials of universal flu vaccine begin

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Clinical trials of a new vaccine that could protect against multiple types of flu are beginning at Oxford University. If successful, the ‘universal’ flu injection would transform the way we vaccinate against ...





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Universal flu vaccine holds promise

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

An influenza vaccine that protects against death and serious complications from different strains of flu is a little closer to reality, Saint Louis University vaccine researchers have found.


US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal health officials say swine flu is more widespread now than it's ever been.


CDC now says 4,000 swine flu deaths in US

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu - about four times the estimate they've been using.


Swine flu pediatric deaths in US rise to 95

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The government's latest figures show swine flu is widespread across the country and increasing in almost every state. It's now caused at least 95 children's deaths since April.


CDC: 1 in 5 kids had flu-like illness this month (AP)

CDC: 1 in 5 kids had flu-like illness this month

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- About 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month - and most of those cases likely were swine flu, according to a new government health survey. About 7 percent of surveyed adults ...


Universal flu vaccine being tested on humans

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created Jul 17, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A universal influenza vaccine that has been pioneered by researchers from VIB and Ghent University (Belgium) is being tested for the first time on humans by the British-American biotech company Acambis. This vaccine is intended ...


Rite Aid alters flu-shot policy for pregnant women

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The nation's third-largest drugstore chain is no longer making pregnant women show a prescription to get a flu shot.


CDC official downplays risk from swine flu vaccine

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created Oct 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- A top U.S. health official says the risks from not getting the swine flu vaccine are greater than any potential risks associated with the vaccine.


Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.


RI tracking swine flu through electronic records

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created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Rhode Island health officials are using electronic prescription records to track the spread of swine flu.



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