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What Krug discovered was the way that one of the 14 proteins in the flu virus replicates itself. He calls the process "cap snatching," and it's something that is relatively unusual in human viruses.

Compared to the standard shot, the mRNA vaccine had an overall vaccine efficacy that was 26.6 percent higher, and 27.4 ...

What Krug discovered was the way that one of the 14 proteins in the flu virus replicates itself. He calls the process "cap snatching," and it's something that is relatively unusual in human viruses.

Because the cap-snatching mechanism is common to all influenza strains, new potent endonuclease inhibitors should be effective against seasonal flu, novel pandemic strains or highly pathogenic ...

Seasonal Flu Vaccine. Also starting from October 1st, the flu vaccination campaign is mainly aimed at those over 60, vulnerable people, and children up to 6 years old; while the anti-pneumococcal ...

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This year, anybody 65 or older is being encouraged to get a special kind of flu vaccine for extra protection. After historic lows during the COVID pandemic, the flu is poised to make a nasty ...

The flu virtually disappeared for two years as the pandemic raged. But influenza appears poised to stage a comeback this year in the U.S., threatening to cause a long-feared "twindemic." ...