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Flu virus foiled again
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, supported in part by the National Institutes of Health, have identified a common Achilles' heel in a wide range of seasonal and pandemic influenza A viruses.   view more (2009-02-27)

Universal flu vaccine being tested on humans
A universal influenza vaccine that has been pioneered by researchers from VIB and Ghent University is being tested for the first time on humans by the British-American biotech company Acambis.   view more (2007-07-18)

Are influenza vaccines worth the effort?
Each year enormous effort goes into producing influenza vaccines and delivering them to appropriate sections of the population. But a review of the evidence in this week's BMJ suggests that they may not be as effective as we think.   view more (2006-10-27)

Influenza vaccine causes weaker immune response for rural children
Researchers have found that vaccination against influenza strains seems to be more effective in a semi-urban population than in a rural population of schoolchildren in Gabon, Africa, according to an article in the Dec. 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases.   view more (2007-10-23)

In a crisis, creating DNA vaccine could help save lives, slow spread of 'bird flu'
Researchers scrambling to combat a virulent form of bird flu that could mutate into a form easily spread among humans should consider developing vaccines based on DNA, according to British biochemical engineers.   view more (2005-10-20)

Promising preclinical results with live attenuated H5N1 vaccines
Several approaches are in progress to develop vaccines against the avian flu variety of the influenza virus. Kanta Subbarao (National Institutes of Health) and colleagues are working on live attenuated vaccines, which have the potential to elicit a strong, broad, and lasting immune response.   view more (2006-09-12)

Early results: In children, 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine works like seasonal flu vaccine
Early results from a trial testing a 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in children look promising, according to the trial sponsor, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.   view more (2009-09-22)

Adjuvantix announces follow on finance to undertake influenza vaccination initiative
Adjuvantix Limited, the Sheffield based vaccine adjuvant company, today announced the completion of a further investment from the White Rose Technology Seedcorn Fund (WRTSF), bringing its total funding to £400,000. This funding will allow Adjuvantix to extend its work on the development of its proprietary adjuvant systems to influenza... view more... (2003-06-09)

NIH launches 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine trials in HIV-infected pregnant women
The first clinical trials to test whether the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine can safely elicit a protective immune response in pregnant women launched yesterday, and a trial to conduct the same test in HIV-infected children and youth will begin next week.   view more (2009-10-12)

Study shows workplace benefits of influenza vaccination in 50-64 year olds
Workers age 50-64 who received influenza vaccine lost substantially fewer days of work and worked fewer days while ill, according to a new study in the Feb. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online.   view more (2009-01-14)

Who should receive vaccines and antiviral drugs in the event of a flu pandemic?
Since flu vaccine and antiviral drugs are in scarce supply, the WHO recommends that all nations determine in advance which groups of people will be the first to receive these treatments in the event of a flu pandemic.   view more (2006-10-17)

Flu shots not to be sneezed at
Two in five at-risk American adults who would benefit from vaccination against seasonal flu are missing out on the protective shots because they believe they do not need them and are not inclined to be vaccinated.   view more (2009-10-23)

Initial Results Show Pregnant Women Mount Strong Immune Response To One Dose of 2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccine
Healthy pregnant women mount a robust immune response following just one dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, according to initial results from an ongoing clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health.   view more (2009-11-03)

Predicting the pandemic - staying one step ahead of influenza
Studies to identify which influenza virus strains are present in pigs and chickens could help scientists to predict the next human pandemic strain and develop new, more effective, vaccines medical experts heard today (Wednesday 09 January 2002) during a joint meeting of the European Societies of Clinical and Veterinary Virology and the Society for... view more... (2001-12-21)

U.S. Swine Workers at Increased Risk of Infection with Swine Influenza Virus
People with work exposure to pigs, such as farmers, veterinarians and meat processing workers, are at heightened risk of contracting swine influenza.   view more (2005-11-28)

World-first swine-flu vaccine trial reveals one dose provides 'strong immune response'
Results from the first swine-flu vaccine trials taking place in Leicester reveal a strong immune response after just one dose.   view more (2009-09-04)

Experts predict Tamiflu could halve the pandemic influenza death toll versus no intervention
Treatment with the oral antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and prophylaxis for people exposed to infected patients could be one of the most cost-effective strategies for reducing illness and death during an influenza pandemic.   view more (2007-06-25)

Flu virus reported to resist drug envisioned for pandemic
An avian influenza virus isolated from an infected Vietnamese girl has been determined to be resistant to the drug oseltamivir, the compound better known by its trade name Tamiflu, and the drug officials hope will serve as the front line of defense for a feared influenza pandemic.   view more (2005-10-17)

Flu shot might also offer some protection against H5N1
The yearly influenza vaccine that health officials urge people to get each fall might also offer certain individuals some cross protection against the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.   view more (2007-02-14)

NIH prepares to launch 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine trial in people with asthma
The National Institutes of Health is preparing to launch the first government-sponsored clinical trial to determine what dose of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine is needed to induce a protective immune response in people with asthma, especially those with severe disease.   view more (2009-10-12)
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