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A coloured scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus (purple)

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The omicron coronavirus variant may protect against flu

In a laboratory study, the H1N1 seasonal flu virus didn't take hold in bronchial cells containing the omicron coronavirus variant, but the flu virus did replicate in cells containing the delta variant

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UK bird flu research project launched to protect poultry and seabirds

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Exercising before or after a flu vaccine may make it work better

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Flu vaccine cuts risk of heart attack in following year by 34 per cent

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H1N1 1918 influenza virus

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Deadly 1918 flu pandemic may be source of modern milder seasonal virus

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Flu vaccines during pregnancy protect babies for 6 months after birth

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How a universal flu vaccine could prevent the next pandemic

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How a universal flu vaccine could prevent the next pandemic

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We should isolate when we have flu, not just covid-19

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We should isolate when we have flu, not just covid-19

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First human case of H10N3 bird flu strain reported in China

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First human case of H10N3 bird flu strain reported in China

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Ambulance crews treat a patient with possible COVID-19 symptoms

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A bad UK winter could cause 120,000 hospital deaths linked to covid-19

The UK has three months to avoid a potential second wave of infections in the winter that could lead to 120,000 hospital deaths, finds a report requested by the government’s chief scientific adviser

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Swine flu (H1N1)

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How long can viruses survive outside the body?

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Australia sees huge decrease in flu cases due to coronavirus measures

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Anosmia

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