‘Universal’ Vaccine May Be In The Works, But Get Your Flu Shot Until Then

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November 12th, 2019

The National Institutes of Health recently signed a contract with the University of Georgia for funding to develop a universal flu shot. Led by Ted Ross, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar of Infectious Diseases and director of UGA’s Center for Vaccines and Immunology, the project aims to create a vaccine to protect against many strains of influenza virus.

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University of Georgia researchers are receiving millions of federal dollars to help create a “universal” flu vaccine.

But what does that term mean? And will a breakthrough vaccine persuade more Americans to get flu shots?

Right now, fewer than 40 percent of adults get a flu shot. And that’s bad.

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