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Is a universal flu vaccine on the horizon?

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Every fall, millions of people roll up their sleeves for a flu vaccine, hoping to give their immune system a leg up on influenza. But the flu virus has thousands of strains that mutate and evolve across seasons, and the vaccine can’t guard against all of them. Now, two groups of researchers have independently created vaccines that lay the groundwork for a long-sought shot that could protect against every type of flu.

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I don't think my body could handle more than a 3 in 1 vaccine, I hope they don't group that covid19 in with the annual flu jab, that is one I would rather keep separate.

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