Given this brutal flu season steps for a universal — and more consistently effective — vaccine against the contagious respiratory illness are being taken in multiple sectors. This week, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, (D-CT), introduced the Flu Vaccine Act, which would invest $1 billion toward the development of a universal flu vaccine, which would provide a lifetime of protection after being administered just once or twice. “Every year, more than 200,000 Americans are hospitalized from the flu and flu-related complications,” she said in a news release. “Nationally, we are losing 4,000 Americans a week to the flu — and we have yet to hit peak flu season. We are not immune to this in Connecticut — this year’s epidemic is in our state.
from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Steps-being-taken-for-universal-flu-vaccine-12716419.php
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