Flu vaccine

The Native Antigen Company (part of LGC Clinical Diagnostics) has launched its latest range of influenza antigens for the southern hemisphere’s 2023 flu season.  The latest influenza antigens will help support development of vaccines and diagnostics as part of the ongoing vaccine reformulation programme, helping to ensure public safety throughout the annual flu season.  In […]

Getting an annual flu shot may be associated with a lower risk of stroke, Spanish researchers have claimed. The findings, from a study conducted at the University of Alcalá in Madrid, have been published in the journal Neurology. The observational study suggests that those who have a flu shot have a lower risk of stroke. […]

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a Phase I clinical trial for a potential universal flu vaccine.   The trial will assess the vaccine candidate BPL-1357 which has been developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The candidate is a whole-virus vaccine made up of four strains of […]