From the lab - Study Offers Clues for Improving Seasonal Flu Vaccine | NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine

From the lab - Study Offers Clues for Improving Seasonal Flu Vaccine | NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine

Study Offers Clues for Improving Seasonal Flu Vaccine

The 2017-2018 flu season was rougher than most. During peak flu activity in February, more than 10 percent of deaths in the U.S. were attributed to the flu or pneumonia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3D print of influenza virus. The virus surface (yellow) is covered with proteins called hemagglutinin (blue) and neuraminidase (red) that enable the virus to enter and infect human cells.

Image: courtesy of NIH