Swine Flu Vaccine Yields Clues to Universal Flu Vaccine

The vaccine against swine flu seems to offer broader protection against other flu viruses, compared with the seasonal flu vaccine, researchers say.

Swine Flu Vaccine Found To Give Broader Flu Protection

Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com With temperatures rising and summer rapidly approaching, flu season may seem long gone. However, this is not so for a group of researchers who have discovered that the pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccination, otherwise known as the swine flu vaccine, can produce antibodies against a variety of flu strains like H5N1 and H3N2. This new finding highlights a new dimension to the ...

Vital Signs: Patterns: Shot Protects Against More Than the Flu

Pregnant women who were vaccinated against the flu were more likely to deliver regular-size babies, at a point closer to the due date, an analysis showed.

Flu shot during pregnancy shows unexpected benefits in large study

( Ottawa Hospital Research Institute ) Getting a flu shot during pregnancy provides unanticipated benefits to the baby, according to the authors of a large population-based study examining the issue. Specifically, the study showed that H1N1 vaccination during the pandemic was associated with a significantly reduced risk of stillbirth, preterm birth and extremely small babies at birth.

Swine flu vaccine may lead to broader flu protection

The vaccine against swine flu seems to offer more protection against other flu viruses, compared with the seasonal flu vaccine, researchers say.