Universal Flu Drug Stops All Flu Types
Universal Flu Drug Stops All Flu Types
'Antibody Cocktail' Would Protect Against Pandemic or Seasonal Flu
"People tend to emphasize vaccines as the Holy Grail of flu, as it were. But these antiviral antibodies are very effective, and can be very effective in a pandemic setting -- they just need to be used judiciously," Liddington said. "These antivirals are ready to go and should be effective just as they are, as soon as they get through FDA approval and are stockpiled in large enough amounts in metropolitan areas where an outbreak might begin."
Donis, Liddington, Marasco, and colleagues report the findings in the Feb. 22 advance online issue of the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.
Universal Flu Drug Stops All Flu Types
'Antibody Cocktail' Would Protect Against Pandemic or Seasonal Flu
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"People tend to emphasize vaccines as the Holy Grail of flu, as it were. But these antiviral antibodies are very effective, and can be very effective in a pandemic setting -- they just need to be used judiciously," Liddington said. "These antivirals are ready to go and should be effective just as they are, as soon as they get through FDA approval and are stockpiled in large enough amounts in metropolitan areas where an outbreak might begin."
Donis, Liddington, Marasco, and colleagues report the findings in the Feb. 22 advance online issue of the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.
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