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Waiting for the big one: A new flu pandemic is a matter of time

2 January 2018

At least two flu strains are only a few mutations away from developing deadly human-to-human transmission. So how do we minimise the impact?
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Jab in the dark: Why we don’t have a universal flu vaccine

2 January 2018

This year’s flu jab is working, but not working well – throwing a spotlight on the commercial and other factors that prevent us developing something better

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