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Karen Weintraub | USA Today

New flu defense in the works: 1 shot to protect against all 20 influenza viruses

A pharmacy employee administers a flu shot. (USA Today)

For half a century, scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine that would protect people against the most dangerous flu viruses.

Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are taking a new approach, based on the mRNA technology that proved so effective against COVID-19. Their idea is to target all 20 types of influenza viruses in a single shot.

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