In Pursuit of a Universal Flu Vaccine: Study Shows Pros, Cons for Stalk-Based Vaccine (IMAGE)

University of Rochester Medical Center

In Pursuit of a Universal Flu Vaccine: Study Shows Pros, Cons for Stalk-Based Vaccine

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Developing a universal flu vaccine that would protect against all seasonal and pandemic strains of the virus is no easy task, and new research suggests that one of the most promising strategies -- creating a vaccine that targets the "stalk" of a protein that covers the flu virus -- is a strong one, but isn't completely bulletproof. Researchers found that the stalk of the hemagglutinin protein can vary in response to pressure from the immune system.

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