Human Trials Start for Universal Flu Vaccine

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Channel: Voice of America · 2010 · News & Politics

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The World Health Organization says about 500,000 people die every year from seasonal flu. To combat that, doctors recommend getting a flu vaccine at the beginning of each flu season and researchers are now working on a universal vaccine that could protect people from all strains of the flu.  What's more, they say the vaccine could work for several years. VOA's Vidushi Sinha has more.

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