Host immune responses to influenza infection and vaccines

Before the ravaging appearance of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, influenza viruses have been among the major players in the history of health disasters over the past century.1,2 Because the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic claimed more than 50 million lives followed by annual resurgence of varying degrees of morbidity and mortality, the influenza vaccine program has driven platform development and global collaborative surveillance networks. These networks support the definition of antigenic shifts that drive annual vaccine specificities for manufacturing responses.
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research