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Current vaccines only target most common strains by making the immune system produce antibodies to prevent infection Thanks to a study carried out during the 2009 swine flu outbreak, the annual flu season could be reduced and future pandemics prevented Scientists at Imperial College London used outbreak as a unique natural experiment to investigate why some people got sick while others did not

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 19:40 EST, 22 September 2013 | UPDATED: 05:10 EST, 23 September 2013

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A Universal flu vaccine to protect against new strains of the bird and swine flu may be a step closer thanks to British research.

For decades the key to creating a vaccine to protect against all forms of flu has eluded scientists.

Current vaccines only target the most common strains by making the immune system produce antibodies to prevent infection.

A Universal flu vaccine to protect against new strains of the bird and swine flu may be a step closer thanks to British research

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