Flu News Friday: The Latest in Influenza Vaccines

February 28, 2020

Surveillance Update: 310,000 hospitalizations and 18,000 deaths including 125 pediatric deaths so far this season from influenza

1. Researchers Step Up Efforts To Develop A ‘Universal’ Flu Vaccine
   Shahla Farzan, NPR / February 27, 2020
2. Welcome to the Age of Pandemics
   Peter Daszak, NYTimes Opinion / February 27, 2020
3. With No Coronavirus Vaccine in Sight, Experts Push Other Shots
   Naomi Kresge and Marthe Fourcad, Bloomberg / February 27, 2020
4. RFA: Partnerships for the Development of Universal Influenza Vaccines
   NIH Grants / February 27, 2020
5. CDC Releases Interim Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Report
   Chris Crawford, AAFP / February 26, 2020
6. Building Trust in Vaccines is Essential for Global Health
   Roger I. Class, Director of NIH Fogarty International Center / Jan-Feb issue of Global Health Matters newsletter
7. FDA Approves MF59 Adjuvanted Flu Vaccine for Adults 65 and Older
   Contagion Editorial Staff, Contagion Life / February 25, 2020
8. Pitching cGAMP as a vaccine strategy
   Seth Thomas Scanlon, Science / February 21, 2020

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