Flu vaccine-makers have to change flu shot formulations each year to keep up with the constantly mutating virus, but scientists have come across a new “super antibody” that has the potential to beat both of the main groups of influenza A.
While research is still early, the antibody — called F16 — could be promising for a universal flu vaccine, Reuters reported. The finding was published in the journal Science.
New vaccines are made each year to match the specific type of influenza that is circulating. There are two main types of influenza — type A and type B — both of which are responsible for the yearly flu outbreaks. Influenza A itself is broken up into two main groups, comprised of 16 different subtypes. The 2009 H1N1 influenza is a type A influenza.
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