MIT’s new AI system, VaxSeer, promises to sharpen the blunt instrument of seasonal influenza vaccine selection by predicting which viral strains will dominate and which vaccine candidates will provide the best antigenic match months before manufacturing decisions must be locked in.
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BBC News - Swine flu offers extraordinary super immunity
People who recover from swine flu may be left with an extraordinary natural ability to fight off flu viruses, findings suggests.
In the nine patients they studied who had caught swine flu during the pandemic, they found the infection...