New Study Suggests Flu Vaccination Likely to Have a Substantial Public Health Impact, Prevent Millions of Medical Visits

Published on December 13, 2023

A new study estimates that flu vaccination reduced the risk of flu-related emergency department visits among adults by almost half during the 2022-2023 season.

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3 Questions: Darrell Irvine on making HIV vaccines more powerful

December 12, 2023
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Opportunities to improve future HIV vaccine candidates

December 15, 2023
An effective HIV vaccine may need to prompt strong responses from immune cells called CD8+ T cells to protect people from acquiring HIV, according to a new study. The study findings draw comparisons between the immune system activity of past HIV vaccine study participants and people with HIV who naturally keep the virus from replicating even in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The latt