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One Flu Shot… A Lifetime of Protection

by Global Biodefense Staff
May 12, 2014
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Thanks to a $4.4 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) researchers and Seattle-based biotechnology company Etubics Corporation are working to create a universal flu vaccine — one that could eliminate the need for an annual flu shot.

If approved for general use, the vaccine would be a public health breakthrough not only in preventing influenza in the United States but most importantly in the developing world, where the virus can have much more devastating effects due to the challenge of vaccinating these populations every year.

If successful, clinicians could have a vaccine that recognizes all influenza viruses, not just a single type, ready for patients within five years, according to Dr. Frank Jones, chairman and chief executive officer of Etubics.

Co-principal investigator Dr. Slobodan Paessler, a professor in the UTMB Department of Pathology and director of the Preclinical Studies Core in the Galveston National Laboratory, said that UTMB has one of the most comprehensive university-based vaccine development programs in the world.

“UTMB also has broad capabilities in the area of vaccine development and infectious diseases,” he said. “We believe these resources provide an excellent infrastructure to support this project as it moves forward through the vaccine development pathway to ultimately become a licensed vaccine.”

Tags: InfluenzaUniversal Flu VaccineVaccines

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