Saturday, November 19, 2011

Annual childhood flu vaccines may interfere with development of crossresistance

ScienceDaily (2011-11-16) -- Vaccinating children annually against influenza virus interferes with their development of cross-reactive killer T cells to flu viruses generally, according to a new study. The research points up potentially conflicting policy outcomes. Annual flu vaccines are effective against seasonal flu, but could leave people more vulnerable to novel pandemics.