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One step closer to a universal flu vaccine?

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues are developing a vaccine that could be used against the entire family of flu viruses, acting as a shield against potential pandemic threats.

Bird flu: What is it and what’s behind the outbreak?

Louise Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the latest bird flu outbreak has refused to die out, spreading from Europe to North America and affecting species like seals and foxes.

UPenn has promising early results of new flu vaccine

Scientists at the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a flu vaccine that can adapt to new viral strains using the same mRNA technology as the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

Experimental flu shot aims to target 20 influenza viruses in a single vaccine

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues hope that their new flu vaccine will provide some protection against all possible lineages of influenza.

Universal vaccine to combat flu could be rolled out in the next couple of years

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine have developed a universal flu vaccine that could be ready for use in just a few winters.

Universal flu vaccine could counter future pandemic

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine have found a flu vaccine that could protect against any future pandemic strains, with a quote from Scott Hensley.

Universal flu vaccine using RNA technology successfully tested in mice

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine are using messenger RNA technology to target all subtypes of influenza with a new vaccine candidate.

Penn expert explains this winter’s ‘triple threat’ of respiratory viruses

Stephen Gluckman of Penn Global Medicine and the Perelman School of Medicine discusses Pennsylvania’s winter health concern, highlighting the latest COVID-19, RSV, and flu trends.

healthcare professional with syringe and vaccine

What U.S. adults know and believe about polio and the bivalent COVID booster

A new survey finds that while Americans say they do not have concerns about the safety or effectiveness of the bivalent COVID booster, they show much less acceptance of it than the vaccines against polio or monkeypox.

Marci Hamilton sits at a table beside large windows overlooking campus.

Marci Hamilton works to prevent child sex abuse globally

A new initiative from Hamilton’s CHILD USA and a survivor-led nonprofit called the Brave Movement will research statutes of limitations for every country in the world and track their findings in a global dashboard.

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