Lifetime protection against Swine Flu and other flu viruses has been the target of British scientists and actually has been developed. Get one flu shot and you may be good to go for a lifetime? This would be a great. The article referenced below points to small trials for this new vaccine know as “Flu-v” have been successful.
Knowing that the make-up of flu viruses constantly change how could one vaccine handle all new flu strains that may develop in the future. The article points out that the British scientists identified a vital part buried deep inside the flu virus that seems to not change and is common to all influenza viruses. If you train the body’s immune system (Flu-V vaccine) to recognize this component possible infections from any future strains of the flu virus can be fought off by your own immune system. Read more from the article below.
The new universal flu vaccine, which researchers say only needs to be administered once, has been found to be effective against a number of different types of influenza, including deadly avian flu and pandemic swine flu strains. Flu viruses are highly …
The potential of having a flu vaccine similar to the measles or mumps vaccine sounds to good to be true. Let’s hope that a universal flu vaccine is just around the corner.
This is a swine flu update.
