Seasonal Flu Shots Could Be Replaced By A Universal Vaccine

Luz Barajas took her son Carlos Cholico to get his flu shot at Crawford Kids Clinic in Aurora, Colo., last year. Health officials say there is some evidence the flu shot is more protective than the nasal flu vaccine.
Luz Barajas took her son Carlos Cholico to get his flu shot at Crawford Kids Clinic in Aurora, Colo., last year. Health officials say there is some evidence the flu shot is more protective than the nasal flu vaccine.
Luz Barajas took her son Carlos Cholico to get his flu shot at Crawford Kids Clinic in Aurora, Colo., last year. Health officials say there is some evidence the flu shot is more protective than the nasal flu vaccine.
Luz Barajas took her son Carlos Cholico to get his flu shot at Crawford Kids Clinic in Aurora, Colo., last year. Health officials say there is some evidence the flu shot is more protective than the nasal flu vaccine.

Seasonal Flu Shots Could Be Replaced By A Universal Vaccine

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You just need to be hit once with a bad case of the flu to know why you should get a flu shot every fall. But with so many strains of influenza out there, some say the science behind the yearly vaccine is a guessing game that may or may not keep you or the people around you from catching the bug.

Rahul Subramanian is a graduate student at the University of Chicago and has been leading a study since his undergrad years looking at how a “universal vaccine” might not only keep you healthy but even stop a major pandemic.