The results of their mouse models study were published in the Journal of Virology.
This H1N1 flu vaccine differs from the current influenza vaccine because it does not require experts to guess which strain will be dominant each season, meaning manufacturers could create this vaccine year-round.
“What we have developed is a vaccine that protects against multiple different strains of H1N1 virus at once, so we might be able to one day replace the current standard of care with this more broadly cross-protective vaccine,” said Ted Ross, PhD, director of UGA’s Center for Vaccines and Immunology.
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