Have scientists finally created a jab to keep ALL flu strains at bay?

Infectious Disease ping - Changes in procedure may develop into a possible universal influenza vaccine
Changes in methodology of addressing influenza vaccines

SeekAndFind : " This 'head' varies between strains and changes over time — which is one reason why the vaccine must be updated each year.
The new research focuses on the 'stem' of the protein.

(From the article):"The annual flu vaccine currently protects against four strains of the virus
which scientists believe are most likely to be in circulation in the coming winter."

"There are three different types of flu virus affecting humans — A, B and C, with various sub-types (including 29 of type A alone) which may mutate over time.
Scientists look at patterns of flu in other parts of the world to help decide which strains to include in the annual flu vaccine given here
— but that has to be months in advance, to allow time for the vaccine to be made.
The vaccine will include two A strains and two B strains thought most likely to be circulating in the coming winter
(type C strains are not included, as they usually cause only mild symptoms)."

"But scientists don't always get the selection right. In 2014/15, for instance, the flu jab ended up being only 3 per cent effective at preventing cases of flu
because the strains contained in the vaccine were so out-of-kilter with what was circulating."

"Now, by adopting a new approach, scientists at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
have made a 'major step forward' in the search for a universal flu vaccine.
Current vaccines target the 'head' of proteins called hemagglutinins, which are found on the surface of the flu virus."

heartwood :" “mRNA” did not appear in the article.
It should have, to say whether or not the vaccine is mRNA based."

I ,too, will wait for more information is available about this influenza "vaccine".
Agreed that there is no information about the prospects of another mRNA mentioned.

As far as mRNA vaccines are concerned, I believe that the FDA/CDC/Big Pharma intentionally failed address safety concerns regarding the covid "vaccine"
when they initially tried to hide the clinical studies for some 72 years before court ordered releasing that information.
That alone should mean that the jab participants were uninformed and should be grounds to invalidate Pharma from civil lawsuits.
In court, that would be considered exculpatory evidence that was not released, making participants "uninformed", thus invalidating the protections offered by FDA/CDC cabal with Big Pharma from civil lawsuits.

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