Universal flu vaccine could be ready for human use in two years – expert

Researchers have been working on universal flu vaccines for many years, but the latest breakthrough is seen as a step towards protecting people in any future flu pandemic.

(PA)

A universal flu vaccine that can protect against all strains of the virus could be available in the next two years, a leading expert has said.

Professor John Oxford, a virologist at Queen Mary University in London, said a new vaccine developed at the University of Pennsylvania represented a “huge breakthrough”.