Associated Press: Century after pandemic, science takes its best shot at flu
“…There’s no way to predict what strain of the shape-shifting flu virus could trigger another pandemic or, given modern medical tools, how bad it might be. But researchers hope they’re finally closing in on stronger flu shots, ways to boost much-needed protection against ordinary winter influenza and guard against future pandemics at the same time. … [Anthony Fauci of NIH] is designating a universal flu vaccine a top priority for NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases…” (Neergaard, 1/17).