Seasonal influenza viruses infect about 1 billion people worldwide each year. One of the challenges in combating influenza is predicting changes that affect the effectiveness of vaccines.
NIAViD uses influenza virus sequence data to analyze changes in the hemagglutinin protein, which helps identify new strains that can evade existing immune responses. This could allow vaccines to be updated more quickly, reducing infections and deaths.
Source: Ferra
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