This flu vaccine could come via mail
Scientists are one step closer to a pandemic flu vaccine that can be formulated and delivered quickly via mail in the case of an outbreak.
Canadian company Medicago has developed a manufacturing platform capable of delivering vaccine doses 19 days after a new strain is identified, rather than the typical three to four weeks it takes to develop a traditional flu vaccine, the company reported in Science Advances.
The company was abl e to produce 30 million doses in 30 days, the report says.
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