Universal Flu Vaccine?

Could there be a universal flu vaccine in the future?

There are many, many different "strains" of influenza floating around out there and, leading up to each year's flu season the CDC, basically, guesses which strains will be active and those strains go into that seasons flu shots.

In this article from Scientific American, Maryn McKenna discusses current attempts to create a universal vaccine that will protect from all strains of influenza, including bird flu and swine flu.

Here's a link to more info from the CDC on what you should know about the 2013-2014 flu season.

And a link to our post a week or so ago on flu precautions.

Stay well, my friends.