Ep. 183 Influenza Pt 4: Vaccines and Pandemics

<p> Sorry for the COVID-related break in episodes everyone! In our return, we complete our series on influenza by discussing past epidemics and pandemics to understand how influenza has repeatedly led to large scale medical events. Then we will finish by discussing the current and future state of influenza vaccines!</p> <p>References:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmp058281">https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmp058281</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nature08157">https://www.nature.com/articles/nature08157</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16208372/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16208372/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5578040/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5578040/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/history-of-influenza-vaccination">https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/history-of-influenza-vaccination</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2020/20200623-wilson-universalflu.html">https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2020/20200623-wilson-universalflu.html</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/faq-flu-season-2022-2023.htm">https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/faq-flu-season-2022-2023.htm</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7159335/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7159335/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmicro.2017.118">https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmicro.2017.118</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0042682278901538">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0042682278901538</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/flushot.htm">https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/flushot.htm</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/innovative-universal-flu-vaccine-shows-promises-it-first-clinical-