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 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.

Mutant flu paper is finally published, reveals pandemic potential of wild viruses | Not Exactly Rocket Science

It’s finally out. After months of will-they-won’t they and should-they-shouldn’t-they deliberations, Nature has finally published a paper about a mutant strain of bird flu that can spread between mammals. The strain was produced by Yoshihiro Kawaoka from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who was trying to understand whether wild bird flu viruses have the potential to start a pandemic. These ...

Swine flu vaccine may fight other viruses

University of B.C. researchers led a team of scientists that have found the swine flu vaccine triggers antibodies that protect against many flu viruses including the lethal bird-flu strain.

Swine flu vaccine may fight lethal strains, B.C. researchers find

A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of British Columbia have found that swine flu vaccine triggers antibodies that protect against many flu viruses including the lethal bird-flu strain.