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UPenn has promising early results of new flu vaccine

UPenn has promising early results of new flu vaccine
UPenn has promising early results of new flu vaccine 00:28

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – With flu on the rise, the University of Pennsylvania had some promising early results of an experimental vaccine.

Scientists at UPenn tested a vaccine made from all known influenza subtypes, using the same mRNA technology as the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

The study shows the vaccine triggers a quick memory immune response that can adapt to new viral strains.

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