How flu changes within the human body may hint at future global trends
New genetic technologies are letting us look at flu evolution right where it starts: within individual people, while they're sick.
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Designing antiviral proteins via computer could help halt the next pandemic
This antivirus software protects health, not computers. Researchers are beginning to combat deadly infections using computer-generated antiviral proteins – a valuable tool to fight a future pandemic.
How do we choose who gets the flu vaccine in a pandemic – paramedics, prisoners or the public?
Australia needs to think about who gets the flu vaccine first before the next pandemic strikes and supplies run low.
Flu vaccine won’t definitely stop you from getting the flu, but it’s more important than you think
As we head towards flu season, many people are wondering if it's worth getting vaccinated against influenza and if so, when. Here's what you need to know.
The number of new flu viruses is increasing, and could lead to a pandemic
How is it the flu has managed to stay around for so long, and why haven't we beaten it yet?
Millions of Australian adults are unvaccinated and it’s increasing disease risk for all of us
Most immunisation campaigns continue to primarily focus on infants and children, but almost 4 million Australian adults are not vaccinated against preventable diseases.
Influenza: The search for a universal vaccine
Flu virus mutates so quickly that one year's vaccine won't work on the next year's common strains. But a new way to create vaccines, called 'rational design,' might pave the way for more lasting solutions.
How HIV’s evasion tactics could help fight the flu
Researchers are learning how HIV hides from the immune system to develop a new generation of vaccines for seemingly unrelated diseases, like the flu.
GMOs lead the fight against Zika, Ebola and the next unknown pandemic
Public health experts enlist the molecular biology tools that create genetically modified organisms – as well as the GMOs themselves – in the fight against emerging infectious diseases.
Why it’s still worth getting the flu vaccine this year
The flu vaccine – which prevents one from getting influenza – changes every year, because it is based on the strains of the virus that presented in the previous year.
Why statin users should still get the flu shot, even if cholesterol drugs make it less effective
While studies suggests that cholesterol-lowering statins can make the flu shot less effective, the vaccine remains the best available tool for reducing flu-related complications and death.
And now for the flu forecast …
What flu season has in store: mostly H1N1 in the north and a three-way split between H1N1, H3N2 and influenza B in the south.
Why have people turned their backs on the flu vaccine this year?
If people are avoiding the flu jab because last year's protection wasn't great, that would be a mistake.
Swine flu vaccine’s mysterious link to narcolepsy is no reason not to protect yourself
Vaccines have always had potential side effects but they remain our best defence against far more dangerous infectious diseases.
How World War II spurred vaccine innovation
During World War II the US military forged partnerships with industry and academia that translated laboratory findings into working products at an unprecedented pace.
The 2015 flu vaccine – what’s new, who should get it and why
It’s that time of year again when scientists and doctors make predictions about the impending flu season and we must decide whether to go out and get the flu vaccine.
When parents hesitate about vaccines, what should health-care providers say?
Research shows that what’s most effective is when health-care providers tailor the conversation to address parents’ particular concerns.
Achieving community immunity against flu, one school at a time
Kids are flu super spreaders, which is why locating vaccination programs in schools can protect whole communities.
Even with mismatches flu shots can still keep you from getting sick
On December 3, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network advisory indicating a possible strain mismatch in this year’s vaccine. After the usual brief flurry…
Worried about the flu season? Here’s the story behind the figures
Today’s reports suggesting a particularly severe flu season could easily be overstating the case. The figures, released by Influenza Specialist Group say there have been more than 20,000 cases of flu nationally…
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Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Head of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW
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Professor of Virology, Imperial College London
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Professor (Adjunct) in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Australian National University
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Senior Research Scientist & Head of Antiviral Sensitivity Analysis, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Chief Medical Advisor at National Heart Foundation of Australia; Senior Director, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Division, George Institute for Global Health
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Research Associate at the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW
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Professor of Vaccinology, University of Oxford
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Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Kim Jacobson is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Research Fellow, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University
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