Your first bout of flu may determine how you fare during the next pandemic. That’s why scientists are trying to understand immunologic imprinting. Police in Seattle, Washington, wear masks to protect themselves during the 1918 flu pandemic that killed nearly 50 million people. Credit: National Archives/Time Life/Getty By the time she is about three years...
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A new kind of influenza vaccine: One shot might do the trick
Researchers Matt DeLisa, left, Gary Whittaker and David Putnam are pictured in DeLisa’s Olin Hall lab. A seasonal flu shot is a bit like a local weather forecast: Based on the conditions elsewhere and the direction of the prevailing wind, a meteorologist can give the public a pretty good idea of what to expect in...
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