[Editorial] Plotting a route to a universal influenza vaccine

The 2017 –18 influenza season in the northern hemisphere was notably intense, similar to the immediately preceding season in the southern hemisphere. A likely factor influencing the intensity of these seasons was the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine both in terms of the matching of the components of the vaccine to the dominant circulating strains and the ability of these individual components to elicit protection. A universal influenza vaccine, which would offer broad and long-lasting protection, would overcome the shortcomings of the current cat-and-mouse approach.
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research