Swine Flu Vaccine Found To Give Broader Flu Protection

Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com With temperatures rising and summer rapidly approaching, flu season may seem long gone. However, this is not so for a group of researchers who have discovered that the pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccination, otherwise known as the swine flu vaccine, can produce antibodies against a variety of flu strains like H5N1 and H3N2. This new finding highlights a new dimension to the ...

Flu shot offers surprising benefits for expecting moms

If you're pregnant and wondering if the flu shot is a good idea, a new study announced Tuesday finds the H1N1 flu vaccine not only can protect you from getting sick but can actually benefit your baby.

Inovio Pharmaceuticals' Universal Avian Flu Vaccine Generates Protective Antibody Responses Against Six H5N1 Viruses ...

BLUE BELL, Pa., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (INO) announced today that its SynCon® avian influenza vaccine generated protective HAI titers against six different ...

Swine Flu Vaccine Yields Clues to Universal Flu Vaccine

The vaccine against swine flu seems to offer broader protection against other flu viruses, compared with the seasonal flu vaccine, researchers say.

Flu Vaccine Could Benefit Pregnant Women

(KUTV) A new study suggests moms who get an H1N1 flu vaccine during pregnancy can actually help their babies.  Researchers in Canada used a database to examine births during the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic. They found that vaccinated mothers were less likely to have a "small for gestational age" infant. ...