Two shots of measles vaccine given during childhood protect a person for life. Four shots of polio vaccine do the same. But flu shots must be taken every year. And even so, they provide less than complete protection.
Old Ways A hurdle to faster flu vaccine production is that current methods use chicken eggs to grow the virus.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/long-search-universal-flu-vaccine
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/andrew-pollack
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-york-times-new-york
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/primary-health-care
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/preventive-medicine
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/immunisation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vaccination
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/polio
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/influenza
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us